| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To gibe, sneer, taunt or jibe.
[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. To ridicule, scoff or jeer.[Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Present participle conjugation of the verb deride.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (deride) | 1. Treat or speak of with contempt; "He derided his student's attempt to solve the biggest problem in mathematics".[Wordnet]. 2. To laugh at with contempt; to laugh to scorn; to turn to ridicule or make sport of; to mock; to scoff at.[Websters]. 3. Base verb from the following inflections: deriding, derided, derides, derider, deriders, deridingly and deridedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008. | Top | |
Date "DERIDING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Specialty Definition: DERIDING
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Verb] Laughing at with contempt; mocking; ridiculing.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Verb] Present participle of deride. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
