scoff
/skɑf/
noun
- An expression of mockery or scorn; a taunt.
- He ignored the scoffs from the crowd and continued his speech.
- The politician faced scoffs from the audience when he made that promise.
- Her comment was a scoff at his attempt to dress formally.
verb
- To laugh at or mock someone or something in a rude or disrespectful way.
- Critics scoffed at the artist's early paintings, calling them childish.
- The other kids scoffed at his idea for a science project.
- She scoffed when he said he could run a marathon in under three hours.
- To eat something quickly and greedily.
- After the long hike, they scoffed down their sandwiches in minutes.
- He scoffed the entire pizza before anyone else could get a slice.
- The dog scoffed his dinner as if he hadn't eaten in days.