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scoff
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- pronunciation:
- skaf
[or]
skawf
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intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
scoffs, scoffing, scoffed |
| definition: |
to laugh at, mock, or criticize scornfully (often followed by "at").
Ryan's older brother scoffed at his fear of the dark.I thought I had a great idea, but everybody just scoffed at it.- similar words:
- despise
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| derivations: |
scoffingly (adv.), scoffer (n.) |
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