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Examples of scoffing
scoffing
When a preview edition was released nationwide in January, the scoffing stopped.
From the time.com
Nearing his 80th birthday, he reportedly is scoffing at the notion of retirement.
From the latimes.com
Remember all of the scoffing about this Presidential Candidate who eventually won?
From the latimes.com
Occasionally he would be quoted scoffing at the over-valuation of the stockmarket.
From the economist.com
In true Stewart form, though, he's scoffing at the notion he's under any pressure.
From the dailyherald.com
Despite universal scoffing, I went for a Seventies homage of dark brown cork tiles.
From the telegraph.co.uk
It sounded so silly, especially coming from a lawman, that I was scoffing out loud.
From the heraldtribune.com
Republicans and Democrats alike were openly scoffing at Mr Perry's prospects.
From the economist.com
I wouldn't say no,'she said on the prospect of playing baddy before scoffing.
From the metro.co.uk
- Jeer: showing your contempt by derision
- Jeer: laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker"
- Treat with contemptuous disregard; "flout the rules"
- The SCOFF questionnaire utilizes an acronym in a simple five question test devised for use by non-professionals to assess the possible presence of an eating disorder. It was devised by Morgan et al. in 1999. ...
- (scoffed) To scoff means to laugh or to jeer, to disregard what someone is saying or doing.
- Used both as a noun and a verb, food and to eat food. An excellent word to describe the eating behaviors of most adolescents and some relatives. "John, it took me hours to prepare that dinner. Don't just scoff it down!"
- Is a hippopotamus who originated in Donkey Kong 64. Scoff is a friend of Troff and ally of the Kongs. The Kongs had to feed Scoff bananas in order to proceed to the boss.
- Song #8 on Bleach. Chad Channing played drums on this track. Written by Kurt Cobain.
