scoffed

verb

Definition of scoffednext
past tense of scoff
as in gulped
to swallow or eat greedily scoffed dinner before running off to the basketball game

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“Scoffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scoffed. Accessed 22 Mar. 2023.

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