as in devours
to swallow or eat greedily
scoffed dinner before running off to the basketball game
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Recent Examples of scoffs
Noel Murray, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
The mysterious Egg scoffs at Dunk’s rope belt but offers to be his squire.
—Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2026
Fourie scoffs at the concern about African greys disappearing in the wild.
—Rene Ebersole, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025
Still, Kayser scoffs at the idea that the baguette is in any real danger.
—Vivian Song, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
Fornnarino scoffs at that suggestion.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 1 Sep. 2025
Ellen scoffs, not knowing who this Brian person is, to which the random servant is referring.
—Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
When Dunk proposes to Prince Maekar that maybe the Seven spared him for some future purpose, Maekar scoffs.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 23 Feb. 2026
The mysterious Egg scoffs at Dunk’s rope belt but offers to be his squire.
—Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2026
Fourie scoffs at the concern about African greys disappearing in the wild.
—Rene Ebersole, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2025
Still, Kayser scoffs at the idea that the baguette is in any real danger.
—Vivian Song, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
Fornnarino scoffs at that suggestion.
—Andrea Hsu, NPR, 1 Sep. 2025
Ellen scoffs, not knowing who this Brian person is, to which the random servant is referring.
—Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scoffs
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But May also routinely devours Tool, Nine Inch Nails, and jazz albums from Miles Davis.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
26 Feb. 2026
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But in Washington, politics devours everything, even the sacred.—
Tara Palmeri,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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What's more, while virtually all VTOLs being developed these days are electric, the Janus-1 is powered by a turboshaft engine that gulps n' burns diesel, kerosene or Jet A fuel.—
Ben Coxworth
October 21,
New Atlas,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As George takes Mabel on a tour of his kingdom, Ellen gobbles up a fish, while a friendly worm gets abruptly carried off by a bird that swoops in from the sky.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
2 Mar. 2026
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And whenever one company gobbles up another, the predator tends to affect the prey.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
5 Dec. 2025
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“Scoffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scoffs. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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