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Scoffed? Please tell meaning?
ex.” the grocer scoffed at her”….is this a cross between scolded and coughed? What does this word mean please?
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Scoff means to mock or scorn.
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scoff 1 (skŏf, skôf) Pronunciation Key
v. scoffed, scoff·ing, scoffs
v. tr.
To mock at or treat with derision.
v. intr.
To show or express derision or scorn.
n. An expression of derision or scorn
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Two meanings
The first doesn’t fit at all… scoffed = ate very quickly
The second basically means treated with disdain, mocked
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scoff 1(skf, skôf)
v. scoffed, scoff·ing, scoffs
v.tr.
To mock at or treat with derision.
v.intr.
To show or express derision or scorn.
n.
An expression of derision or scorn.
so in english – to mock or it can be to express contempt
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being beat a little its like scuffed execpt used for living things
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i think it would be kind of like making fun of somebody
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showing contempt for (a person)
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