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scoffed

/skɒft/ /skɔːft/

Meanings
verb
To jeer; to laugh with contempt and derision.

Examples :

"She scoffed at his suggestion of ordering pizza again, saying, "That's all we ever eat!" "
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To pronounce.

"Please say your name slowly and clearly."

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/dɪˈɹɪʒən/

Act of treating with disdain.

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For the reason (that).

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/səˈd͡ʒɛstjən/ /səɡˈd͡ʒɛstʃən/

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/kənˈtɛmpt/

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/ˈsæmwɪd͡ʒ/ /ˈsæmˌwɪt͡ʃ/

A dish or foodstuff where two or more slices of bread serve as the wrapper or container of some other food.

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