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
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
Noun
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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And Sacks, a PayPal Mafia member and veteran Silicon Valley investor, is just the sort of titan of industry this town routinely devours and humiliates — from Rex Tillerson to, well, Elon Musk.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Even as the gyre devours the sun.—
Alaa Alqaisi
August 13,
Literary Hub,
13 Aug. 2025
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News to Know Scheffler gobbles up another win What’s left to say about Scottie Scheffler these days?—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Scoffs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scoffs. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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