Should the following sentences be hyphenated?
I mock cried into his shoulder.
vs.
I mock-cried into his shoulder.
He smiled at me with his old man charm.
vs.
He smiled at me with his old man-charm.
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I've never seen the verb to mock[-]cry before, but searching for she mock cried in Google Books returns exactly two write instances. One has a hyphen, the other doesn't. I'd suggest you do include the hyphen, but obviously it's just a stylistic choice, and no-one will think anything of it whichever way you go.– FumbleFingersMay 21, 2021 at 14:46
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1'I cried crocodile tears into his shoulder.'– Edwin AshworthMay 21, 2021 at 16:22
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