All 3 Uses of
deride
in
Wuthering Heights
- Heathcliff measured the height and breadth of the speaker with an eye full of derision.†
Chpt 11
- The clouded windows of hell flashed a moment towards me; the fiend which usually looked out, however, was so dimmed and drowned that I did not fear to hazard another sound of derision.†
Chpt 17
- ...deriding and ridiculing all Mr. Heathcliff's assertions about his son,
Chpt 22 *deriding = laughing at or making fun of--while showing a lack of respect
Definition:
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(deride) to criticize with strong disrespect -- often
with humor