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Synonyms for snubbing

Grammar : Verb
Spell : snuhb
Phonetic Transcription : snÊŒb

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Définition of snubbing

Origin :
  • mid-14c., "to check, reprove, rebuke," from Old Norse snubba "to curse, chide, snub, scold, reprove." The ground sense is perhaps "to cut off," and the word probably is related to snip. Cf. Swedish snobba "lop off, snuff (a candle)," Old Norse snubbotr "snubbed, nipped, with the tip cut off." Meaning "treat coldly" appeared early 18c. Related: Snubbed; snubbing.
  • verb give someone the cold shoulder
Example sentences :
  • It is you're the ruffian to him, snubbing him when he speaks good-naturedly to you.
  • Extract from : « The Macdermots of Ballycloran » by Anthony Trollope
  • "I don't see that there was any call for snubbing," he retorted angrily.
  • Extract from : « Peak and Prairie » by Anna Fuller
  • "I know just how Phil feels about papa's snubbing," she said to me.
  • Extract from : « We Ten » by Lyda Farrington Kraus
  • She had a phrase for snubbing any anecdote that sounded improbable.
  • Extract from : « The Children » by Alice Meynell
  • He never could resist the temptation of bantering and snubbing them.
  • Extract from : « Lord John Russell » by Stuart J. Reid
  • "I daren't, after the snubbing I got yesterday," said Winnie.
  • Extract from : « The Nicest Girl in the School » by Angela Brazil
  • And all this time she was snubbing him and his tentative approaches.
  • Extract from : « Double Harness » by Anthony Hope
  • Gourlay was pleased with Andy for snubbing Sandy Toddle's sister.
  • Extract from : « The House with the Green Shutters » by George Douglas Brown
  • "The easiest beaten by a flank attack," said the Deacon, snubbing him.
  • Extract from : « The House with the Green Shutters » by George Douglas Brown
  • One time in a matter of this kind they gave a snubbing to a Kentish course.
  • Extract from : « The Spirit of the Links » by Henry Leach

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