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I train for about an hour five days a week and feel I'm in the best shape I've ever been. I can eat what I want and that includes scoffing half a big bar of Cadbury's a day.
Peter Andre

Meaning of "scoffing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SCOFFING

scoffing  [ˈskɒfɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCOFFING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scoffing is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SCOFFING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of scoffing in the English dictionary

The definition of scoffing in the dictionary is mocking, derisive.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCOFFING


briefing
ˈbriːfɪŋ
buffing
ˈbʌfɪŋ
coughing
ˈkɒfɪŋ
effing
ˈɛfɪŋ
golfing
ˈɡɒlfɪŋ
huffing
ˈhʌfɪŋ
kitesurfing
ˈkaɪtˌsɜːfɪŋ
laughing
ˈlɑːfɪŋ
morphing
ˈmɔːfɪŋ
offing
ˈɒfɪŋ
roofing
ˈruːfɪŋ
rustproofing
ˈrʌstˌpruːfɪŋ
sniffing
ˈsnɪfɪŋ
staffing
ˈstɑːfɪŋ
strafing
ˈstrɑːfɪŋ
stuffing
ˈstʌfɪŋ
surfing
ˈsɜːfɪŋ
swoffing
ˈswɒfɪŋ
waterproofing
ˈwɔːtəpruːfɪŋ
windsurfing
ˈwɪndˌsɜːfɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCOFFING

scody
scoff
scoffer
scoffingly
scofflaw
Scofield
scog
scoinson
scold
scolder
scolding
scoldingly
scoleces
scolecid
scoleciform
scolecite
scolecoid
scolex
scolices
scolioma

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCOFFING

astroturfing
ballot-box stuffing
bodysurfing
chuffing
coiffing
couchsurfing
crowd surfing
debriefing
glue-sniffing
huffing and puffing
in the offing
naffing
overstaffing
press briefing
safe surfing
soundproofing
spiffing
spoofing
tiffing
understaffing

Synonyms and antonyms of scoffing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SCOFFING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «scoffing» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of scoffing
belittle · bolt · chow · cram · deride · despise · devour · eats · fare · feed · flout · food · gibe · gollop · grub · guzzle · jeer · kai · knock · make light of · meal · mock · nosh · nosh-up · poke fun at · pooh-pooh · put away · rations · revile · ridicule · scorn · scout · sneer · taunt · twit · wolf

Translation of «scoffing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCOFFING

Find out the translation of scoffing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of scoffing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scoffing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

嘲笑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

burlas
570 millions of speakers

English

scoffing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

scoffing
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السخرية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

издевательства
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

escárnio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিদ্রূপ করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

railleur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengejek
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

spöttisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

scoffing
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

비웃는
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Scoffing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhạo báng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஏளனமாக கூறுகையில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उपहास करणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

scoffing
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scherno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szyderstwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

знущання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

batjocură
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δούλεμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

spot
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

förhånande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

spott
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scoffing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCOFFING»

The term «scoffing» is normally little used and occupies the 116.418 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCOFFING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about scoffing

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2 QUOTES WITH «SCOFFING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word scoffing.
1
Peter Andre
I train for about an hour five days a week and feel I'm in the best shape I've ever been. I can eat what I want and that includes scoffing half a big bar of Cadbury's a day.
2
Susan Glaspell
I often think of the different ways Goethe and Darwin got at evolution. Goethe had the poetic conception of it all right; Darwin worked it out step by step. Who's ahead? And which has any business scoffing at the other?

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCOFFING»

Discover the use of scoffing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scoffing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Scoffing at Scripture: A Commoner Reads the World's Holy ...
Thus was born Scoffing at Scripture: A Commoner Reads the World's Holy Writ and Rejects Traditional Religion, a book from which the author hopes the open-minded reader will draw a secularly pure, spiritual sustenance.
Frank Bolger Kelly, 2011
2
Scoffing: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Nonfiction Usage Patent UsageBudesonide for the Treatment of Cholestatic Liver Diseases: Patented by Maria Leuschner on September 2, 1998.
‎2008
3
Cyclopadia Bibliographica:A Library Manual Of Theological ...
3. Hammond, Henry, d.d. 2 sermons. Works, 4. 670 Glanvil, Joseph, Scoffing at religion. Disc. 189; E. A. Bray, Ser.scUaed, 246 Fell, John, d.d. Sermon. The character of the last daies. 40. Oxs. 1675 Tillotson, Abp. The folly of scoffing at religion.
James Darling, 1859
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Cyclopaedia Bibliographica: A Library Manual of Theological ...
Hammond, Henry, d.d. 2 sermons. }Vorkt, 4. 670 Clanvil, Joseph. Scoffing at religion. Disc. 189; E. A. Bray, Ser . sclcRcd, -it,k Fell, John, d.d. Sermon. The character of the last daies. 40. Oxs. 1675 Tillotson, Abp. The folly of scoffing at religion.
James Darling, 1859
5
Fear Not!: Is There Anything Too Hard for God?
Scoffing should not be confused with jesting. Jesting depicts frivolity, but scoffing is a sin that is deliberate. Scoffing occurs when men show willful contempt for God and His Son”263 or live as if God does not exist. Pride and arrogance define  ...
Margaret Davis, 2011
6
John Peter Zenger, His Press, His Trial, and a Bibliography ...
that the Words are false and scandalous, and were spoken in an ironical and scoffing Manner, &c.) that they are really libellous ; but here still occurs the Uncertainty, which makes the Difficulty to know, what Words are scandalous and what not ...
Livingston Rutherfurd, John Peter Zenger, 2006
7
The Vanity of Scoffing, Or, A Letter to a Witty Gentleman ...
This book represents an authentic reproduction of the text as printed by the original publisher.
Clement Ellis, 2010
8
Rush, Rock Music and the Middle Class: Dreaming in Middletown
Scoffing. at. the. Wise?” Rush, Rock Criticism, and the Middlebrow ... misconstrued or misjudged by most critics despite public reactions to the contrary .”2 In 1980, Rolling Stone's David Fricke began his review of Rush's 6 “Scoffing at the Wise?”
Chris McDonald, 2009
9
The government of the tongue, by the author of The whole ...
Os. Scoffing. and. Derision. [HERE is also another fault of the Tongue injurious to our neighbour, and that is Deri- Jion and Mockery ; and striving to render o- thers as ridiculous and contemptible as we can. This in respect of the subject matter ...
Richard Allestree (D.D.), 1721
10
Gospel truth demonstrated, in a collection of doctrinal ...
... in scorn called Quakers, to their meetings, and houses, scoffing, and scorning, and mocking, with all manner of slanderous expressions they can invent, casting upon the same people-; and do abuse them with their tongues, and casting mire  ...
George Fox, 1831

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCOFFING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scoffing is used in the context of the following news items.
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Frankie Boyle - How is scoffing at disabled children ever acceptable?
Obviously, there are topics of humorous attack which wouldn't sit well within the booking policy of Feile - no Jim Davidson on the Falls - but scoffing at disabled ... «Belfast Telegraph, Jun 15»
2
Sun lovers scoffing at skin cancer on social media
Some have been using hashtags saying “skin cancer here I come” or “skin cancer don't care.” “It's very discouraging,” said Meghan Rothschild, who is a ... «WFSB, Jun 15»
3
Discerning (and Not Mocking, Scoffing and Scorning) the Holy …
As a minister I've been privileged over the years to be in all kinds of meetings. There are always participators and spectators who attend—believers, skeptics ... «Charisma News, May 15»
4
FIFA Bans Arrested Officials after Initially Scoffing at Suggestion
Hours after FIFA's spokesman reasoned that a “presumption of innocence” required keeping the group's officials arrested in a corruption dragnet in their ... «Breitbart News, May 15»
5
Prisoner 'eating his jail' by scoffing down screws, leather straps and …
A teenager is literally eating the jail that is holding him by scoffing screws, pins, leather and metal. Lamont Cathey has been taken to hospital 24 times in just 16 ... «Mirror.co.uk, May 15»
6
Why Wall Street is scoffing at 'flash crash' bust
Many pros openly scoffed at the notion that Sarao was the sole culprit of the spectacular plunge on May 6, 2010. On that day, the Dow industrials rapidly lost ... «CNBC, Apr 15»
7
Earth Day: If you're a conservative Republican, you're probably …
Earth Day: If you're a conservative Republican, you're probably scoffing at that whole global warming thing. Earth from space.JPG. Earth Day 2015. Print Email. «AL.com, Apr 15»
8
Adam Richman denies reports he's a vegan by scoffing a beef burger
Adam Richman has quashed rumours that he has become a vegan by tucking into a juicy beef burger. It was recently reported in the media that the Food ... «Digital Spy UK, Apr 15»
9
Watch: Fruit bat scoffing a banana goes viral
Watch: Fruit bat scoffing a banana goes viral. This video of a rescued fruit bat enjoying a banana will be the cutest thing you'll see all day ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
10
Keith from The Office returns from scotch egg scoffing days in …
The former Wernham Hogg accountant has taken a leaf out of David Brent's book and is now working as a motivational speaker. His scotch egg habit is long ... «The Independent, Mar 15»

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