ironizing
/ˈaɪrənaɪzɪŋ/
verb
- Using or expressing irony; saying the opposite of what you really mean in a humorous or critical way.
- She was ironizing about the weather, calling the storm 'a lovely day for a picnic.'
- The comedian kept ironizing about modern technology, pretending to miss the days of carrier pigeons.
- In his speech, he was ironizing the company's claim that layoffs were 'for the good of the team.'
noun
- The act or practice of using irony in speech or writing.
- Some readers miss the author's ironizing and take the text literally.
- The novel is full of clever ironizing about social class.
- His constant ironizing made it hard to tell when he was serious.