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scoffing
scoff 1 S0152600 (skŏf, skôf)v. scoffed, scoff·ing, scoffs v.intr. To show or express derision or scorn: scoffed at their complaints.v.tr. To say in a derisive manner: "Are you confused yet?" the instructor scoffed.
[Middle English scoffen, from scof, mockery, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Danish skof, jest, teasing.]
scoff′er n.scoff′ing·ly adv.
scoff 2 S0152600 (skŏf, skôf)v. scoffed, scoff·ing, scoffs Slang v.tr. To eat (food) quickly and greedily.v.intr. To eat greedily.
[Alteration of obsolete scaff.]
scoff′er n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  scoffing - showing your contempt by derision jeer, jeering, mockery, scoffderision - contemptuous laughter |
scoffingadjectiveContemptuous or ironic in manner or wit:derisive, jeering, mocking, sarcastic, satiric, satirical, sneering.TranslationsIdiomsSeescoffscoffing
Related to scoffing: unwaveringlySynonyms for scoffingadj contemptuous or ironic in manner or witSynonyms- derisive
- jeering
- mocking
- sarcastic
- satiric
- satirical
- sneering
Synonyms for scoffingnoun showing your contempt by derisionSynonymsRelated Words |