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- scoff, jeer, gibe, fleer, sneer, flout mean to show one's contempt in derision or mockery. scoff stresses insolence, disrespect, or incredulity as motivating the derision.
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The meaning of SCOFF is an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe. How to use scoff in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Scoff.
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scoff. noun [ C usually plural ] us / skɑːf / uk / skɒf /. laughter at a person or idea that shows you think they are stupid or silly: Despite the scoffs of her colleagues, the experiment was completely successful. This complaint might bring scoffs of mock sympathy.
Scoff definition: to speak derisively; mock; jeer (often followed by at). See examples of SCOFF used in a sentence.
The verb scoff is often followed by the word at ("scoff at the idea; scoff at the statement; scoff at the notion"). The verb can also mean to treat with contempt or to mock. Naysayers scoff at all kinds of theories, and grouchy old men tend to scoff for the heck of it.
To scoff is to express insolent doubt or derision, openly and emphatically: to scoff at a new invention. To jeer suggests expressing disapproval and scorn more loudly, coarsely, and unintelligently than in scoffing: The crowd jeered when the batter struck out.
scoff. noun [ C usually plural ] uk / skɒf / us / skɑːf /. laughter at a person or idea that shows you think they are stupid or silly: Despite the scoffs of her colleagues, the experiment was completely successful.
Definition of scoff verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
