SCOFFING


Meaning of SCOFFING in English

I. noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English, from gerund of scoffen to scoff

: the act of one who scoffs

II. adjective

Etymology: from present participle of scoff (II)

: derisive , contemptuous

• scoff·ing·ly adverb

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