Sneer

  • 61fleer — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. deride, mock, scoff; see ridicule , sneer . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb To smile or laugh scornfully or derisively: sneer, snicker, snigger. Idiom: curl one s lip. See EXPRESS, LAUGHTER, RESPECT. II noun A facial… …

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  • 62flout — I. v. a. Insult, mock, jeer, gibe, fleer, deride, taunt, chaff, scoff at, sneer at, treat with contempt. II. v. n. Sneer, jeer, gibe, scoff, fleer, fling, be contemptuous. III. n. Insult, mocking, mockery, mock, sneer, jeer, gibe, fling, scoffing …

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  • 63gibe — I. v. n. Sneer, scoff, jeer, fleer, flout. II. v. a. Flout, taunt, deride, ridicule, jeer, twit, scoff at, sneer at, jeer at. III. n. Sneer, scoff, taunt, flout, biting jest …

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  • 64jeer — I. v. n. Sneer, scoff, flout, mock, gibe, fleer, rail. II. v. a. Flout, taunt, deride, ridicule, mock, gibe, scoff, spurn, despise, contemn, chaff at, sneer at, jeer at, rail at, gibe at, crook the finger at. III. n. Sneer, scoff, taunt, gibe,… …

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  • 65Scoff — Scoff, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scoffed} (?; 115); p. pr. & vb. n. {Scoffing}.] [Cf. Dan. skuffe to deceive, delude, Icel. skopa to scoff, OD. schoppen. See {Scoff}, n.] To show insolent ridicule or mockery; to manifest contempt by derisive acts or… …

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  • 66Scoffed — Scoff Scoff, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scoffed} (?; 115); p. pr. & vb. n. {Scoffing}.] [Cf. Dan. skuffe to deceive, delude, Icel. skopa to scoff, OD. schoppen. See {Scoff}, n.] To show insolent ridicule or mockery; to manifest contempt by derisive… …

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  • 67Scoffing — Scoff Scoff, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scoffed} (?; 115); p. pr. & vb. n. {Scoffing}.] [Cf. Dan. skuffe to deceive, delude, Icel. skopa to scoff, OD. schoppen. See {Scoff}, n.] To show insolent ridicule or mockery; to manifest contempt by derisive… …

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  • 68scoff — I. noun Etymology: Middle English scof, perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to obsolete Danish skof jest; akin to Old Frisian skof mockery Date: 14th century 1. an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt ; gibe 2. an object of scorn, mockery …

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  • 70Casey at the Bat — subtitled A Ballad of the Republic Sung in the Year 1888 , is a baseball poem written in 1888 by Ernest Thayer. First published in the San Francisco Examiner on June 3, 1888, it was later popularized by DeWolf Hopper in many vaudeville performan …

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