Meaning & use
scoffing
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Speaking or behaving with obvious mockery or contempt toward something.
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He kept scoffing at every suggestion the new intern made.
The critics were scoffing at the film long before its release.
A note on using this word
In British informal usage, 'scoffing' can also mean eating something quickly and greedily, as in 'scoffing down a sandwich.'
Words with a similar meaning
mockingsneering
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2. verb
Eating food hurriedly and in large quantities (chiefly British informal).
He was scoffing his lunch before the meeting started.
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