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- Dictionaryscoffing/ˈskɒfɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. contemptuously ridiculing or mocking someone or something: "a scoffing cabin crew tells her there's no shower on the plane"
noun
- 1. contemptuous ridicule or mockery: "he had to overcome the scoffing of theoretical physicists"
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Scoffing is the present participle of scoff, which means to laugh and talk about something in a way that shows that you think it is stupid or silly, or to eat something quickly and eagerly. See how to use scoffing in sentences from the Cambridge English Corpus and the Hansard archive.
- English (US)
SCOFFING meaning: 1. present participle of scoff 2. to laugh...
- Polski
SCOFFING definicja: 1. present participle of scoff 2. to...
- Cambridge English Dictionary에서의 의미
scoffing 의미, 정의, scoffing의 정의: 1. present participle of...
- English (US)
scoff, jeer, gibe, fleer, sneer, flout mean to show one's contempt in derision or mockery. scoff stresses insolence, disrespect, or incredulity as motivating the derision. scoffed at their concerns. jeer suggests a coarser more undiscriminating derision. the crowd jeered at the prisoners.
Scoff can be a verb meaning to laugh at something stupid or silly, or to eat something quickly and eagerly. Learn how to use scoff in different contexts, see examples and synonyms, and compare with irony.
to laugh and talk about a person or idea in a way that shows that you think they are stupid or silly: The critics scoffed at his paintings. Years ago people would have scoffed at the idea that cars would be built by robots. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Mocking and taunting. caricature. deride someone/something as something. derision
Scoffing can mean showing contempt or mockery, or eating greedily. Learn the difference between scoffing and scoff, and see synonyms, translations and usage examples.
Scoff, jeer, sneer imply behaving with scornful disapproval toward someone or about something. To scoff is to express insolent doubt or derision, openly and emphatically: to scoff at a new invention.
Learn the meaning of scoff as a verb and a noun, with synonyms, pronunciation, and examples. Scoff can mean to speak contemptuously, to eat greedily, or to mock someone or something.
