Mock
Mock verb - To copy or exaggerate (someone or something) in order to make fun of.
Start
Start verb - To move suddenly and sharply (as in surprise).
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Both words in one sentence
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When they mock Weiss for wanting to race on a tricycle, Weiss freezes Yang, Ruby and Zwei at the start line and slowly rides off.
Source: Web Animation / RWBY Chibi - To drive the point home, you can mock and kill the Smug Snake of an overseer who relentlessly bullied you at the start of the game.
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In response, he ran the end credits at the start of his show, replete with mock pushback scuppering any opportunity for actual credits pushback.
Source: Credits Pushback
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Start and Mock. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/mock/start
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Start or Mock. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/mock/start.
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