snub
To slight, ignore or behave coldly toward someoneTo slight, ignore or behave coldly toward someone.
» Tom said that he felt snubbed.
Meaning
7 senses(transitive)To slight, ignore or behave coldly toward someone.
brüskieren, jemanden vor den Kopf stoßen
(transitive)To turn down insultingly; to dismiss.
He snubbed my offer of help.
ablehnen, abtun, ausschlagen
(transitive)To check; to reprimand.
(transitive)To stub out (a cigarette etc).
погаси́тьpogasítʹ
(transitive)To halt the movement of a rope etc by turning it about a cleat or bollard etc; to secure a vessel in this manner.
(transitive)To clip or break off the end of; to check or stunt the growth of.
To sob with convulsions.
- reject outright and bluntly
- refuse to acknowledge
Examples
19 sentencesTom said that he felt snubbed.
Tom said he felt snubbed.
I felt snubbed.
deIch fühlte mich vor den Kopf gestoßen.
Tom snubbed Mary.
Tom felt snubbed.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English snubben, snibben (noun), either indigenous or from Old Norse snubba (“From Middle English snubben, snibben (noun), either indigenous or from Old Norse snubba (“to curse, chide, snub, scold, reprove, rebuff, infringe”), from Proto-Germanic *snūbaną, *snūpaną.
From Middle English snubben, snobben (“to sob”). Compare Dutch snuiven (“to snort, to pant”), German schnauben, German dialect schnupfen (“to sob”), and English snuff (transitive verb).
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Forms
snubs, snubbing, snubbed, snubbedSynonyms
9 synonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle