scoff
US /skɔ:f/
・UK /skɒf/
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v.i.Intransitive VerbTo laugh at with contempt and derision
The boy scoffed when his brother told him the moon was green
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Attack on Titan IN 9 MINUTES
- *scoff* Where am I?
*scoff* Where am I?
Suicide is the Wrong Answer
- Maybe it doesn't, but that's one of the many possibilities in my mind. And before you scoff, I wonder, how could you know it isn't possible? It certainly works out in theoretical exercises. Christians, Muslims, etc. all pretty much believe the same thing about the afterlife, actually. You die, you're judged, and you go live in paradise or hell or somewhere in between. I was raised to believe death only leads to living another life, a reincarnation. Others believe nothing happens when you die. Your consciousness simply stops. But what if the process of your brain powering down for the last time brings with it the slowing of time? This means you could theoretically experience an eternity of thought. You see what I mean?
Maybe it doesn't, but that's one of the many possibilities in my mind. And before you scoff, I wonder, how could you know it isn't possible? It certainly works out in theoretical exercises. Christians, Muslims, etc. all pretty much believe the same thing about the afterlife, actually. You die, you're judged, and you go live in paradise or hell or somewhere in between. I was raised to believe death only leads to living another life, a reincarnation. Others believe nothing happens when you die. Your consciousness simply stops. But what if the process of your brain powering down for the last time brings with it the slowing of time? This means you could theoretically experience an eternity of thought. You see what I mean?
- And before you scoff, I wonder, how could you know it isn't possible?
And before you scoff, I wonder, how could you know it isn't possible?
3 Rules for Rulers
- If you're sitting comfortably in a cushy democracy, you may scoff at this,
If you're sitting comfortably in a cushy democracy, you may scoff at this,
- If you're sitting comfortably in a cushy democracy you may scoff at this, …
If you're sitting comfortably in a cushy democracy you may scoff at this, …
Snowdrop
- Some might scoff at the idea that something so small could hold such power.
Some might scoff at the idea that something so small could hold such power.
- Some may scoff at the idea, that something so small could hold so much power.
Some may scoff at the idea, that something so small could hold so much power.
5 Family Cars FASTER Than Iconic Sports Cars
- Nothing to scoff at for a Sebring.
Nothing to scoff at for a Sebring.
- Nothing to scoff at for a Sebring.
Nothing to scoff at for a Sebring.
Is War With China Inevitable?
- So you might scoff at the size and budget of its military, but economic power is the ultimate power.
So you might scoff at the size and budget of its military, but economic power is the ultimate power.
- So you might scoff at the size and budget of its military,
So you might scoff at the size and budget of its military,
CGR Undertow - METAL GEAR RISING: REVENGEANCE review for Xbox 360
- It’s far from perfect, and stealth lovers may scoff, but the new Metal Gear is a great
It’s far from perfect, and stealth lovers may scoff, but the new Metal Gear is a great
- and stealth lovers may scoff, but the new Metal Gear is a great Metal Gear.
and stealth lovers may scoff, but the new Metal Gear is a great Metal Gear.
'Mr. Mistoffelees' | Cats The Musical
- Please, listen to me, and don't scoff.
Please, listen to me, and don't scoff.
- Please listen to me and don't scoff; all his inventions are off his own bed.
Please listen to me and don't scoff; all his inventions are off his own bed.
Electric Cars Could Wreak Havoc on Oil Markets Within a Decade
- Most oilmen scoff at the idea.
Most oilmen scoff at the idea.
- Most oilmen scoff at that idea: there are 1 billion gas-guzzling cars on the road worldwide today,
Most oilmen scoff at that idea: there are 1 billion gas-guzzling cars on the road worldwide today,