How do you use Scoffing in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like jeer or jeering, plus the exact meaning.
Scoffing meaning
present participle and gerund of scoff
Using Scoffing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of scoff
- Useful related words include: jeer, jeering, mockery, scoff.
- In the example corpus, scoffing often appears in combinations such as: scoffing at, of scoffing.
Context around Scoffing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 9 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Scoffing
- In this selection, "scoffing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, dan, executive, story, scones, prawn and hamburgers stand out and add context to how "scoffing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 20 after scoffing prawn cocktail and belittling and scoffing at his. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "scoffing" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with scoffing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Some writers are scoffing at the idea. (7 words)
Imagine them belittling and scoffing at his answers in real-time. (11 words)
Churchill affected to believe that the proposed EDC would not work, scoffing at the supposed difficulties of language. (18 words)
I’d bet that Fields' truest fans scoff at the idea of Wilson being more valuable than their guy, but inside the NFL, there doesn’t appear to be a lot of scoffing going on. (35 words)
The title is reminiscent of one of those goofy Syfy channel numbers — like “Ghost Shark” or “Ice Spiders” — where you spend more time scoffing at the special effects than actually being afraid. (32 words)
The problem is that they don’t have big enough prospects, and the team lacks vision on who they should sign, with one executive scoffing at the likes of Charles Barkley. (31 words)
We’re used to scoffing at the Poms inability to cope with a 30C day, but how about 40C? (19 words)
Example sentences (14)
The Dandy, on the other hand, saw Desperate Dan scoffing his way through countless cow pies in order to maintain his supreme strength.
The problem is that they don’t have big enough prospects, and the team lacks vision on who they should sign, with one executive scoffing at the likes of Charles Barkley.
The title is reminiscent of one of those goofy Syfy channel numbers — like “Ghost Shark” or “Ice Spiders” — where you spend more time scoffing at the special effects than actually being afraid.
When I first arrived in the area, where now we were scoffing scones was the Royal Bank of Scotland’s premises.
A couple are believed to have fled The Castle Inn without paying £62.20 after scoffing prawn cocktail, breaded mushrooms and two roast chicken dinners with extra lamb.
At a time when everyone was being told to exercise more and eat less, he was scoffing hamburgers, pizza, donuts, cheese and, of course, his beloved lasagne.
I’d bet that Fields' truest fans scoff at the idea of Wilson being more valuable than their guy, but inside the NFL, there doesn’t appear to be a lot of scoffing going on.
It's clear from the outset this is very different from the typical greasy chicken most of us are guilty of scoffing on the way home after a night out.
When in 2015, with the WhatsApp-like messaging services surging high, the Indian Tricolour emoji was released, there was a lot of scoffing about it.
One of Mae’s disciples, Olivia (Heather Lacy) had a daughter Rachel (Chloe MacLeod) who enters the story scoffing at her mother’s radical beliefs.
Some writers are scoffing at the idea.
We’re used to scoffing at the Poms inability to cope with a 30C day, but how about 40C?
Imagine them belittling and scoffing at his answers in real-time.
Churchill affected to believe that the proposed EDC would not work, scoffing at the supposed difficulties of language.
Common combinations with scoffing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- scoffing at 7×
- of scoffing 3×