snubbed; snubbing
1
: to check or stop with a cutting retort : rebuke
2
3
: to treat with contempt or neglect
snub an old acquaintance
4
: to extinguish by stubbing
snub out a cigarette
snubness
noun
Synonyms
Examples of snub in a Sentence
Verb
She snubbed me in the hallway.
He snubbed their job offer.
They deliberately snubbed the meeting.
Noun
he tolerated the snubs from his in-laws because the holidays come but once a year, thankfully
Recent Examples on the Web
Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
The German Village gem survived a pandemic debut, attracted the New York Times' attention and helped owner BJ Lieberman earn a James Beard nod (though he was sadly snubbed).
—Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
James, for example, reflecting on his son Bronny’s cardiac arrest in the summer of 2023, Butler coping with the death of his dad, Tatum bonding with his son Deuce, and Sabonis talking about a wholly unjustified All-Star game snub.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
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Verb
About lives of three women in Mumbai dealing with work and love and encroaching gentrification, the film, perhaps because of its portrayal of a growing wealth gap in India, was snubbed by India as its Oscar submission.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 25 Oct. 2024
The German Village gem survived a pandemic debut, attracted the New York Times' attention and helped owner BJ Lieberman earn a James Beard nod (though he was sadly snubbed).
—Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 21 Oct. 2024
Noun
When asked about the snub after the game, Ionescu didn’t shy away from a little pettiness.
—Justice Delos Santos, The Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2024
James, for example, reflecting on his son Bronny’s cardiac arrest in the summer of 2023, Butler coping with the death of his dad, Tatum bonding with his son Deuce, and Sabonis talking about a wholly unjustified All-Star game snub.
—Sean Gregory, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
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snub
1 of 3 verb
snubbed; snubbing
1
: to check or stop with a reply that hurts : rebuke
2
a
: to check (as a line) suddenly while running out especially by turning around a fixed object (as a post)
b
: to check the motion of by snubbing a line
3
: to deliberately ignore or treat rudely
4
: to put out by crushing
snubber
noun
snub
2 of 3 noun
: an act or an instance of snubbing
especially
: rebuff entry 2
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