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Definition of scoff verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

 

scoff

 verb
verb
NAmE//skɔf//
 
, NAmE//skɑf//
 
[intransitive, transitive] scoff (at somebody/something) + speechVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they scoff
 
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he / she / it scoffs
 
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past simple scoffed
 
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-ing form scoffing
 
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to talk about someone or something in a way that makes it clear that you think they are stupid or ridiculous synonym mock He scoffed at our amateurish attempts. Don't scoff—she's absolutely right.
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