26984 words

scoffing

3 definitions • 3 examples
1
present participle of
2
to laugh and talk about a person or idea in a way that shows that you think they are stupid or silly:

Examples:

The critics scoffed at his paintings.
Years ago people would have scoffed at the idea that cars would be built by robots.
3
to eat something quickly and eagerly:

Examples:

I baked a huge cake this morning, and the kids scoffed the lot.

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