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scoff
What does scoff mean?
scoff (verb): to jeer; to laugh with contempt and derision.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use scoff in a sentence?
How do you pronounce scoff?
/skɔf/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does scoff come from?
From Middle English scof, skof, probably of North Germanic origin.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to scoff
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “scoff” mean?
to resist or endure (something) successfully
Not quite: that's what withstand means.
to cook (something) in an oven (for someone)
Not quite: that's what bake means.
draw someone's attention away from something
Not quite: that's what distract means.
to jeer; to laugh with contempt and derision
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