verb
definition
To jeer; to laugh with contempt and derision.
definition
To mock; to treat with scorn.
verb
definition
To eat food quickly.
definition
To eat.
noun
definition
The act of one who scoffs; derision; mockery.
Examples of scoffing in a Sentence
They met with a quick and easy sale, were very extensively read, and very liberally and deservedly praised for the unflagging industry and vigour they displayed, though just exception, if only on the score of good taste, was taken to the scoffing tone he continued to maintain in all passages where the Christian religion was specially concerned, and much fault was found with the indecency of some of his notes.'
All blasphemies against God, as denying His being, or providence, all contumelious reproaches of Jesus Christ, all profane scoffing at the Holy Scriptures, or exposing any part thereof to contempt or ridicule, are punishable by the temporal courts with fine, imprisonment and also infamous corporal punishment.
It was us scoffing at things, which was our way - but scoffing just keeps you ignored, as we discovered!
He was a bit taken by surprise at the presentation, collecting his prize whilst still scoffing a chocolate bar.
Made all the worse by watching the supervisor sat under a shady tree scoffing watermelon while us silly eejits worked!
In the conflict between her sense of what was morally just and her sense of duty to the state she laid herself open to the scoffing taunt of Frederick of Prussia, who said that in_the first partition of Poland elle pleurait et prenait toujours.
This did not, however, put her off scoffing the lot.
Good for strolling, shopping and scoffing cream cakes at the legendary Betty 's Tea Shop.
On the first day it rained, so we went to watch John 's other favorite pastime - scoffing food in the local cafe.
It was us scoffing at things, which was our way - but scoffing just keeps you ignored, as we discovered !
Made all the worse by watching the supervisor sat under a shady tree scoffing watermelon while us silly eejits worked !
At a later period, when the Church had learnt to look with suspicion upon devotional books likely to provoke the scoffing of some and lead others into heresy, a work of this kind could hardly meet with her approval.
Doubtless this coincidence gave a ready handle to the scoffing wits of the time, and among the numerous popular names given to the Beghards - bons garcons, boni pueri, boni valeti and the like - we find also that of Lollards (from Flemish liillen, " to stammer").
It was us scoffing at things, which was our way - but scoffing at things, which was our way - but scoffing just keeps you ignored, as we discovered!