scoffing

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of mocking or ridiculing someone or something.

• Noun

  The sound of contempt or derision.

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Synonyms

sneer , contemn , deride , gobble , scarf

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with scoffing
buffoning , moffing , offing

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Variants

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scoff , scoffed , scoffer , scoffers , scoffing , scoffs

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to bite or nibble noisily'. Later, it came to mean 'to mock, scorn, or deride'.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'scoffing' comes from the Old English word 'scofian', which meant 'to bite noisily'.

2. Scoffing can also refer to the sound of wind or waves crashing against the shore.

3. In the novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Harper Lee, the character Atticus Finch advises his children to never mock or ridicule others, even if they deserve it.

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Related Concepts

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1. Mockery: The act of imitating someone or something in a derisive or ridiculing manner.

2. Derision: The expression or display of contempt or mockery.

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Culture

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Scoffing is often used in literature and art to depict characters who are arrogant or dismissive towards others. In music, scoffing can be heard in the form of mocking or derisive lyrics.

How to Memorize "scoffing"

1. visualize
   

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2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the sound of contempt or derision.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the sound of the word 'scoffing' and associating it with the act of mocking or ridiculing.

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