scorn
noun
open or unqualified contempt; disdain.
is scorning
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present progressiveof scorn (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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And so it is that the U.S. is scorning an offer of near-free rein, out of annoyance at the lack of formal closing papers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 15, 2026
Why do we see this divergence in response–the media outlets are praising BYU, while the Twittersphere is scorning it?
From Forbes ● Mar. 16, 2011
Yet perhaps he is only some false flatterer who is scorning us all the time.
From Albert Durer by T. Sturge Moore
Our share of night to bear, Our share of morning, Our blank is bliss to fill, Our blank is scorning.
From Leaves of Life For Daily Inspiration by Margaret Bird Steinmetz
