What does scorning mean?
Scorning means present participle and gerund of scorn.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of scorn.
But it pleased her to play on my passion / And whet me to pleadings / That won from her mirthful negations / And scornings undue.
Use scorning when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Scorning means present participle and gerund of scorn.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
But it pleased her to play on my passion / And whet me to pleadings / That won from her mirthful negations / And scornings undue.
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