scorning

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noun

The act of one who scorns.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of scorn
nounscorning (plural scornings)

plural scornings

  1. The act of one who scorns.

    But it pleased her to play on my passion / And whet me to pleadings / That won from her mirthful negations / And scornings undue.

    1909, Thomas Hardy, The Flirt's Tragedy
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APA

scorning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scorning

MLA

“scorning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scorning. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scorning,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scorning.

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