scorn
noun
open or unqualified contempt; disdain.
scorning
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present participleof scorn.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
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
Onstage, Carmen was passionately scorning her erstwhile lover.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2024
By scorning this routine digital probing, they attenuate their safety and intensify their exhilaration in roughly equal measure.
From New York Times ● Jul. 12, 2022
He spent a lifetime scorning bigotry as not only immoral but irrational and un-American.
From Slate ● Feb. 16, 2022
Once more, I saw Miss Lilian sweeping down those stairs, head high, scorning Mother as she passed her, glaring at Georgie and me.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
