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'"
To scoff means to speak or behave in a mocking or scornful manner towards something or someone, usually expressing contempt or disbelief.
The Malayalam meaning of the word "philosophy" is "ā´Ļā´°āĩâā´ļā´¨ā´" (darsanam).
A synonym that has a meaning similar to the word believes is the word trust. An antonym to the word believes that has an opposite meaning of it is the word doubt.
The English meaning of the Portuguese word "peaceful" is calm, serene, or without disturbance.
The Marathi meaning of the Malayalam word "mazha" is "rain."
The English meaning of the Malayalam word "santhosham" is happiness or joy.
You scoff! I am not surprised that you would scoff at that. Others may scoff, but I am on your side.
meaning of scoff
the word "scoff" does not contain any prefixes or suffixes.
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The English word "grave" comes from the Latin word "gravis," which means heavy or serious.
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."
I really can't scoff at the low paying job offer since I haven't worked in months.
Such a word does not exist in the English language. The only words that rhyme with off are Cough, Hoff, Scoff and Trough. What does Hoff, Scoff, and Trough mean?
The past participle of "scoff" is "scoffed."
The past tense of "scoff" is "scoffed."
well scoff means to be mad fun of so try the sentence "people once scoffed at the nation that use of personal computers would become widespread."
No, scoff is not an onomatopoeia. A word must sound like the action or thing it describes to be an onomatopoeia, E.G gurgle, boom, pow, sizzle. So an onomotopia for scoff might be: Pfff.