Chide vs. Scoff — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Chide and Scoff
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Chide
To scold mildly so as to correct or improve; reprimand
Chided the boy for his sloppiness.
Scoff
To show or express derision or scorn
Scoffed at their complaints.
Chide
To express disapproval.
Scoff
To say in a derisive manner
"Are you confused yet?" the instructor scoffed.
Chide
(transitive) To admonish in blame; to reproach angrily.
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Scoff
To eat (food) quickly and greedily.
Chide
To utter words of disapprobation and displeasure; to find fault; to contend angrily.
Scoff
To eat greedily.
Chide
(ambitransitive) To make a clamorous noise; to chafe.
Scoff
A derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach.
Chide
To rebuke; to reprove; to scold; to find fault with.
Upbraided, chid, and rated at.
Scoff
An object of scorn, mockery, or derision.
Chide
Fig.: To be noisy about; to chafe against.
The sea that chides the banks of England.
Scoff
Food.
Chide
To utter words of disapprobation and displeasure; to find fault; to contend angrily.
Wherefore the people did chide with Moses.
Scoff
(slang) The act of eating.
Chide
To make a clamorous noise; to chafe.
As doth a rock againts the chiding flood.
Scoff
(intransitive) To jeer; to laugh with contempt and derision.
Chide
A continuous noise or murmur.
The chide of streams.
Scoff
(transitive) To mock; to treat with scorn.
Chide
Censure severely or angrily;
The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger's car
The deputy ragged the Prime Minister
The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup
Scoff
To eat food quickly.
Scoff
To eat.
Scoff
Derision; ridicule; mockery; derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach.
With scoffs, and scorns, and contumelious taunts.
Scoff
An object of scorn, mockery, or derision.
The scoff of withered age and beardless youth.
Scoff
To show insolent ridicule or mockery; to manifest contempt by derisive acts or language; - often with at.
Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway,And fools who came to scoff, remained to pray.
God's better gift they scoff at and refuse.
Scoff
To treat or address with derision; to assail scornfully; to mock at.
To scoff religion is ridiculously proud and immodest.
Scoff
Showing your contempt by derision
Scoff
Laugh at with contempt and derision;
The crowd jeered at the speaker
Scoff
Treat with contemptuous disregard;
Flout the rules
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