1
: an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe
2
: an object of scorn, mockery, or derision
scoffed; scoffing; scoffs
: to show contempt by derisive acts or language
scoffed at the idea
: to treat or address with derision : mock
scoffer
noun
scoffed; scoffing; scoffs
1
: to eat greedily
scoffed dinner
2
: seize
—often used with up
scoffed up the free gifts
: to eat something greedily
Synonyms
Examples of scoff in a Sentence
Verb (2)
scoffed dinner before running off to the basketball game
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Sami J. Karam, Foreign Affairs, 19 July 2017
His response was met with laughter and scoffs of disbelief from the audience.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2024
Kate Gibson, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
Rock on Classic rock fans may scoff at this list so far, but the nominating committee will throw them a few bones.
—Troy Smith, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Trump's own brand of cronyism scoffs at the ethical niceties that had constrained his predecessors of all ideological stripes.
—Sami J. Karam, Foreign Affairs, 19 July 2017
His response was met with laughter and scoffs of disbelief from the audience.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2024
Verb
Still, Stovall notes a mathematician might scoff at basing a model on such a limited sample, in this case the 21 presidential elections held in the U.S. since World War II.
—Kate Gibson, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
Rock on Classic rock fans may scoff at this list so far, but the nominating committee will throw them a few bones.
—Troy Smith, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Scoff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scoff. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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scoff
1 of 3 noun
ˈskäf 
ˈskȯf
: an expression of scorn or mockery
scoff
3 of 3 verb1
: to eat greedily
scoffed dinner
2
: snatch entry 1 sense 2
scoffed up the free gifts
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