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Meanings of scornful laugh in English

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Usage of scornful laugh in English
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Heron gave the lead and all three joined in a scornful laugh.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
2
But his loud and scornful laugh long resounded in the distance.
The Daughter of an Empress
3
The scornful laugh of the king angered the bold stranger, and he frowned.
Northland Heroes
4
A bitter and scornful laugh accompanied the reply of the dwarf.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2
5
There was the sound of a scornful laugh, a step upon the floor.
The Survivor
6
A scornful laugh from Morton was the only answer to this tempting offer.
The Island Home
7
And with a scornful laugh he moved towards an inner room.
Tales of Old Japan
8
With a scornful laugh, he straightened his lanky form to its full height.
The Boy Scouts of the Geological Survey
9
Carly Beth laughed, a scornful laugh she had never heard before.
The Haunted Mask
10
Some one set up a loud, scornful laugh, which reached the queen's ears.
Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia
11
He laughs aloud-a wild, unpleasant, scornful laugh, that makes her cheek turn pale.
The Haunted Chamber: A Novel
12
Whenever he met any of Hægberg's men, he burst into a scornful laugh.
One of Life's Slaves
13
She heard his scornful laugh ring forth from the depths of his forgotten grave.
Godolphin, Volume 6.
14
The word was repeated, with the scornful laugh of the group to enforce it.
Scottish sketches
15
With a little scornful laugh Zahara tossed the rose on to the knees-ofAgapoulos.
Tales of Chinatown
16
Maud laughed a merry, scornful laugh in which was a world of superior knowledge.
The Black Douglas
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