Definition:
Mocking - treat with scorn or contempt, make fun of, imitate in a humorous manner.


Example:
“If Jesus Christ were to come to-day, people would not even crucify him. They would ask him to dinner, and hear what he had to say, and make fun of it.”
~ Thomas Carlyle, On Heroes


Explanation:
In this quote, Carlyle shows his contempt for the current state of affairs in the human race. He does so by mocking us in a humorous manner, using a story that involves allusions to religious history. He wants to show his belief that many people have lost conviction in their beliefs, no matter what they are, and that we simply mock others now, to the detriment of our own society. It is somewhat ironic that while he says all of this, the speaker is at the same time mocking us.