1. speaks or writes in an ironic manner; uses irony
Usage: third person singular present tense of ‘ironize’

Examples

• She ironizes about modern technology while constantly checking her phone.
• The author ironizes the pretensions of high society in his latest novel.
• He ironizes his own failures with self-deprecating humor.
• The comedian ironizes political rhetoric in her stand-up routine.
• The critic ironizes the film’s attempt at profundity.
• She ironizes the situation by calling the disaster ‘a minor setback.’