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
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
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Catherine Santino, People.com, 6 May 2025
They were snubbed on Selection Sunday though, with Arkansas State getting the lone bid out of the Sun Belt.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025
Simon Shuster, Time, 15 May 2025
Zevon has famously been on that list of snubs for years — until now.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
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Verb
While the actress even nabbed nominations at the SAG Awards and the Golden Globes, she was ultimately snubbed at the Oscars.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 6 May 2025
They were snubbed on Selection Sunday though, with Arkansas State getting the lone bid out of the Sun Belt.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
The consequences of the Russian snub could be stark.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 15 May 2025
Zevon has famously been on that list of snubs for years — until now.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 8 May 2025
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“Snub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snub. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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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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