scoff

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B2Frequency Level 11Colloquial
Visual representation of scoff

Verb

scoffInfinitive
scoffPresent tense
scoffedPast tense
scoffedPast participle
scoffingPresent participle
scoffsThird-person singular
1

To speak about someone or something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way.

They scoffed at his ambitious plans.

2

To dismiss something contemptuously; to show contempt or disbelief.

Critics scoffed at the idea, but it turned out to be a success.

Verb

scoffInfinitive
scoffPresent tense
scoffedPast tense
scoffedPast participle
scoffingPresent participle
scoffsThird-person singular
1

To eat something quickly and greedily.

He scoffed down his lunch in five minutes.

Noun

1

An expression of scornful derision or mockery.

His scoff at her idea was hurtful.

2

Food, especially a meal.

There was plenty of scoff at the party.

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