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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Scoff \Scoff\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scoffed (?; 115); p. pr. &
vb. n. Scoffing.] [Cf. Dan. skuffe to deceive, delude,
Icel. skopa to scoff, OD. schoppen. See Scoff, n.]
To show insolent ridicule or mockery; to manifest contempt by
derisive acts or language; -- often with at.
[1913 Webster]
Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway,
And fools who came to scoff, remained to pray.
--Goldsmith.
[1913 Webster]
God's better gift they scoff at and refuse. --Cowper.
[1913 Webster]
Syn: To sneer; mock; gibe; jeer. See Sneer.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Scoff \Scoff\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Scoffed (?; 115); p. pr. &
vb. n. Scoffing.] [Cf. Dan. skuffe to deceive, delude,
Icel. skopa to scoff, OD. schoppen. See Scoff, n.]
To show insolent ridicule or mockery; to manifest contempt by
derisive acts or language; -- often with at.
Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway, And
fools who came to scoff, remained to pray. --Goldsmith.
God's better gift they scoff at and refuse. --Cowper.
Syn: To sneer; mock; gibe; jeer. See Sneer.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
scoffing
n : showing your contempt by derision [syn: jeer, jeering, mockery,
scoff]
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
scoffing
n.
The act of one who scoffs; derision; mockery.
vb.
(present participle of en scoff nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
scoffing
n.
The act of one who scoffs; derision; mockery.
vb.
(present participle of en scoff nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
scoffing
n.
The act of one who scoffs; derision; mockery.
vb.
(present participle of en scoff nocat=1)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
scoffing
n.
The act of one who scoffs; derision; mockery.
vb.
(present participle of en scoff nocat=1)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
scoffing
Englanti vb.
(en-v-taivm s coff ing)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Scoffing /skˈɒfɪŋ/
السخرية
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
scoffing /skˈɒfɪŋ/
Spöttelei , verächtliche Bemerkung
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
scoffing /skˈɒfɪŋ/
sich mokierend, belächelnd
Synonyms: mocking, sneering at
see: mock, scoff, sneer at sb./sth., mocked, scoffed, sneered at
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
scoffing /skˈɒfɪŋ/
spottend
Synonym: mocking
see: mock, scoff, mocked, scoffed
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
scoffing /skˈɒfɪŋ/
1. gúnyolódás
2. csúfolódó
3. csipkelôdés
4. kötekedés
5. csipkelôdô
6. gúnyolódó
7. csúfolódás
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
76 Moby Thesaurus words for "scoffing":
Humism, Pyrrhonism, abusive, agnosticism, banter, bantering,
blackening, blameful, booing, catcalling, censorious, chaffing,
condemnatory, contemptuous, damnatory, denunciatory, deprecative,
deprecatory, depreciative, derision, derisive, derisory,
disparaging, doubt, execrating, execrative, execratory, fleering,
flippancy, flippant, fooling, grinning, hissing, hooting,
incredulity, invective, inveighing, jeering, joshing, judgmental,
kidding, leering, levity, mockery, mocking, objurgatory, panning,
priggish, quizzical, ragging, railing, raillery, rallying, razzing,
reproachful, reprobative, reviling, ridicule, ridiculing, roasting,
skepticism, smart, smart-aleckiness, smart-alecky, smart-ass,
smartness, smirking, sneering, snickering, sniggering, snorting,
taunting, teasing, twitting, vilifying, vituperative
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