laugh+to+scorn
21laugh — /laf, lahf/, v.i. 1. to express mirth, pleasure, derision, or nervousness with an audible, vocal expulsion of air from the lungs that can range from a loud burst of sound to a series of quiet chuckles and is usually accompanied by characteristic… …
22scorn — 1. noun he was unable to hide the scorn in his voice Syn: contempt, derision, contemptuousness, disdain, derisiveness, mockery, sneering Ant: admiration, respect 2. verb 1) critics scorned the painting Syn …
23laugh — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hliehhan; akin to Old High German lachēn to laugh Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to show emotion (as mirth, joy, or scorn) with a chuckle or explosive vocal sound b. to find… …
24laugh — verb 1》 make the sounds and movements that express lively amusement and sometimes also derision. ↘(laugh at) ridicule; scorn. 2》 (laugh something off) dismiss something by treating it in a light hearted way. 3》 (be laughing) informal be in a… …
25laugh — 1. verb 1) Norma started to laugh excitedly Syn: chuckle, chortle, guffaw, cackle, giggle, titter, twitter, snigger, snicker, yuk, tee hee, burst out laughing, roar/hoot/howl with laughter, crack up, dissolve into laughter, split one s sides …
26laugh — Synonyms and related words: Homeric laughter, be in heaven, be in stitches, be pleased, beam, belittle, belly laugh, blue story, boff, boffola, break up, brush aside, burst into laughter, burst of laughter, burst out, burst out laughing, burst… …
27laugh — v 1. giggle, snicker, snigger, titter, tee hee, ha ha, haw haw, Sl. yuk yuk; Inf. break up, Inf. crack up, burst out laughing; shake with laughter, be convulsed, split one s sides, Inf. roll on the floor, Inf. be in stitches, Inf. double up or… …
28laugh — læf /lÉ‘Ëf n. act of laughing; sound which expresses amusement (or scorn, etc.); something which amuses or causes laughter v. make a sound which expresses amusement (or scorn, etc.); ridicule, make fun of …
29scorn — 1. noun the scorn in his voice Syn: contempt, derision, disdain, mockery, sneering Ant: admiration, respect 2. verb 1) critics scorned the talks Syn: deride, treat with contempt …
30laugh at — ridicule; scorn. → laugh …
