meaning of scoff
Jeer means to tease or make fun of (someone or an animal)
You scoff! I am not surprised that you would scoff at that. Others may scoff, but I am on your side.
To scoff is to belittle, pooh-pooh, refuse to take seriously or to believe. "Colonel Penderton-West scoffed at the idea that cavalry would become obsolete. He called it 'ridiculous nonsense'"
tease
Ribs
The word scoff is both a noun and a verb.The noun scoff is a word for an expression of scornful derision.The verb scoff is to speak in a scornfully derisive or mocking way.Examples:"He delivered a scoff that took the smiles off all of our faces. (noun)"Most people who live in nearby communities scoff at the town's local superstitions." (verb)"The principal would invariably scoff at the faculty's ideas to improve the school.""While many believe that the Loch Ness monster is a real creature, others scoff at the idea."
Scoffed is the past participle of scoff.
The past tense of "scoff" is "scoffed"
A Scoff is an Anglo-Saxon traveling story teller.
tease
A verb meaning "tease" (of wool).