verb
- present participle of ironise; to use irony; to speak or write in an ironic manner
Usage: British spelling variant of 'ironizing'; often used in literary or rhetorical contexts
Examples
- She was ironising about the weather when she said it was 'perfect' during the downpour.
- The author is ironising the protagonist's supposed success, which is actually a failure.
- He kept ironising about how 'lucky' he was to be stuck in traffic.
- By ironising the situation, she managed to lighten the mood in the room.
- The critic accused the filmmaker of ironising serious social issues rather than addressing them directly.