scoff
🇺🇸
/skɑːf/
🇬🇧
/skɒf/
verb
R
to express contempt or disbelief by saying something rude or mocking
When she suggested that we could walk to the next town, he scoffed at the idea.
R
to eat something quickly and eagerly, often without paying attention to manners
The children scoffed the cookies before anyone could say a word.
translation
to express contempt or disbelief by saying something rude or mocking; to eat something quickly and eagerly, often without paying attention to manners
Word Forms
3rd Present
scoffs
Past
scoffed
Perfect
scoffed
Progressive
scoffing