Scoffing
verb (used without object)
1.
to speak derisively; mock; jeer (often followed by at):
If you can’t do any better, don’t scoff. Their efforts toward a peaceful settlement are not to be scoffed at.
verb (used with object)
2.
to mock at; deride.
noun
3.
an expression of mockery, derision, doubt, or derisive scorn; jeer.
4.
an object of mockery or derision.
verb (used with or without object)
1.
to eat voraciously.
noun
2.
food; grub.
verb
1.
(intransitive) often foll by at. to speak contemptuously (about); express derision (for); mock
2.
(transitive) (obsolete) to regard with derision
noun
3.
an expression of derision
4.
an object of derision
verb
1.
to eat (food) fast and greedily; devour
noun
2.
food or rations
scoff
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