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Definition of snub in English: snubverbsnubs, snubbing, snubbed snʌbsnəb [with object]1Rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully. he snubbed faculty members and students alike they snubbed his invitation to a meeting of foreign ministers Example sentencesExamples - It is an insult to the primary producers of this region to be snubbed by any Minister, let alone one who supposedly represents their industry.
- He insulted me, snubbed me… even broke the truce he offered!
- Though he talks about his various capacities, he snubs any attempts to talk about these in relation to his daughter.
- That's not snubbing Scotland, but I just want to concentrate on playing in the Premiership.
- Seven months after its long-awaited completion, drivers are snubbing the Manchester and Salford inner relief route and preferring to wait in jams on busy through-route Deansgate.
- The first time they won parliament seats, they snubbed traditional politics and rotated different members of the party through those seats.
- The Government has consistently snubbed his requests for an official inquiry into the affair.
- Residents spoke out in 2000 after years of being snubbed and claimed the area was being ignored by the country's leaders.
- I am not suggesting that any information you provide to forces of that nature will be snubbed and ignored, but if you are not happy with the response what would your action be to pursue it?
- But its request, submitted 18 months ago, was snubbed by the Royal Mail.
- Anger has spilled into claims of intimidation and media manipulation, with once-friendly neighbours snubbing each other in the street.
- For the next several weeks, Grandma refused to speak to Mother, openly snubbing her not only in public but in her own backyard as well.
- The new Greens, he adds, belong to a younger generation and several have already proven their mettle by snubbing standing invitations to join the provincial Liberals.
- The occupation authorities have urged them to surrender their arms voluntarily, but reportedly many have snubbed the request.
- The changes come as young people in Manchester are snubbing a national trend, which has seen the number of worshippers in the UK drop by 100,000 in the two years 2000-2002.
- He cannot in any real sense be snubbed, ignored, or ridiculed.
- There was some sort of confusion, but he said that they were not snubbing the committee and in fact they planned to reach out to the intelligence committee and all of the various committees.
- It can't happen: something always goes wrong - and it's all the more likely if you have mortally offended one of your guests by snubbing his hairdressing skills.
- The government denied the logging ban was an election stunt and said the state's conservationists had failed a test of their credibility by snubbing efforts to save the forest.
- Conservatives challenge reformers, the government and opposition quarrel but agree on snubbing outsiders when the latter call for reform.
Synonyms insult, slight, affront, humiliate, treat disrespectfully rebuff, spurn, repulse, cold-shoulder, brush off, disdain, scorn, give someone a slap in the face, give someone the cold shoulder, turn one's back on, keep someone at arm's length cut (dead), ignore, take no notice of North American stiff informal give someone the brush-off, freeze out, stiff-arm, knock back, put down informal, dated give someone the go-by rare misprize, scout 2Check the movement of (a horse or boat), especially by a rope wound round a post. a horse snubbed to a tree Example sentencesExamples - Nichols caught one of them and snubbed it around two tree stumps.
- He believes that by scaring a horse, such as sacking them out incorrectly, snubbing, or tying a scary object to the saddle to where the horse has no means of escape will lead to a nervous or spooky horse.
- To climb on-board, technicians snub the rambunctious radar flyer with strategically laced ropes.
nounPlural snubs snʌbsnəb An act of rebuffing or ignoring someone or something. the move was a snub to the government Example sentencesExamples - But some veterans who fought in the Far East believe it is a snub to them and say they will boycott the official event.
- This is a snub to the businesses who are spending thousands on improvements to encourage more trade.
- Today officials behind the scheme insisted the move was not a snub to Bradford and said it was keen to get more electronics firms from the city on board and was retaining its ties with Bradford College.
- Such a result is a snub to traditional Labour policy - at least that's what you might think.
- A flagship Glasgow store would be a snub to Edinburgh which had harboured dreams of attracting the company.
- It is time both parents and ambitious students thought of giving a snub to all those avaricious private medical and engineering colleges.
- Who would have thought that the state that, more than any other in the EU, has converted years of funding support into double-digit annual growth would deliver such a snub to the EU enlargement agenda?
- The verdict was a sharp snub to the Government, and particularly to the Prime Minister, whose last ditch bid to win union backing for his tough five per cent pay rule was thrown back in his teeth.
- Royal sources suggested the choice was a discreet snub to the BBC, which has been criticised for the alleged lack of respect shown in its coverage.
- Newcastle beach has suffered a humiliating snub from a leading teacher's union.
- It looked as if the power of Rome itself had been weakened, but Rome struck back with the Counter Reformation, an open snub to the serious, even grim, world of the Protestant reformers.
- Dutch government leaders yesterday issued desperate pleas for the public to back the European constitution as the Netherlands, in the shadow of the French vote, prepared to deliver a large snub to the EU.
- But the cancellation is patently a deliberate snub.
- For some unfathomable reason, her eyes filled with tears at the perceived snub and she quickly blinked them away.
- It was the swankiest house in the village and a snub to their disapproving relatives.
- The Sex Pistols have delivered a massive snub to the United States' Rock and Roll Hall of Fame after being selected to join the club.
- But to have passed over Pakistan would have been a humiliating snub to a strategically important regional power that Washington needs to engage.
- What was done was a direct snub to us, and it will definitely have a negative impact on future city exchanges and cross-strait relations.
- The move would be a clear snub to the ‘stability and growth pact’ under which countries in the eurozone are expected not to exceed the 3% ceiling on domestic deficits.
- I think its a snub to their belief system and they feel disloyal if they don't step up and say something about it.
Synonyms rebuff, insult, repulse, slight, affront, slap in the face, humiliation informal brush-off, put-down
adjective snʌbsnəb (of a person's nose) short and turned up at the end. in combination snub-nosed Example sentencesExamples - One member species, Rhinopithecus roxellana, is widely known as golden monkey or snub-nosed monkey for its shining golden coat and funny snub nose.
- She didn't approach the door but paced the hall, her snub nose wrinkled at the sour smell of urine and smoke.
- She's either not made up or has applied very subtle cosmetics to her high forehead and cute snub nose.
- Her hair had a pageboy cut, and her snub nose was sprinkled with a small amount of freckles that gave Manda an impression that the woman could also be girlish in nature despite her age.
- The plate in the field guide shows a strange, golden-brown animal with a prehensile tail, hook-like claws and a funny snub nose.
- The poor girl must have been only thirteen, with short brown hair, a snub nose and the pointed ears of an elf.
- The Himalayan's broad head, tiny ears, full cheeks, large, round eyes and short, snub nose conspire to produce a sweet but extreme expression that few people can resist.
- He had close-set gray eyes, a snub nose, and a smiling mouth, framed by short blond hair.
- This one was shorter, with curly black hair and an Irish snub nose.
- She has a snub nose and hair that once was golden.
- Her little sister had their father's snub nose, and his slightly wavier hair.
Origin Middle English (as a verb, originally in the sense 'rebuke with sharp words'): from Old Norse snubba 'chide, check the growth of'. The adjective dates from the early 18th century. Rhymes blub, bub, chub, Chubb, club, cub, drub, dub, flub, grub, hub, nub, pub, rub, scrub, shrub, slub, stub, sub, tub Definition of snub in US English: snubverbsnəbsnəb [with object]1Rebuff, ignore, or spurn disdainfully. he snubbed faculty members and students alike he snubbed her request to wind up the debate Example sentencesExamples - Anger has spilled into claims of intimidation and media manipulation, with once-friendly neighbours snubbing each other in the street.
- That's not snubbing Scotland, but I just want to concentrate on playing in the Premiership.
- For the next several weeks, Grandma refused to speak to Mother, openly snubbing her not only in public but in her own backyard as well.
- The changes come as young people in Manchester are snubbing a national trend, which has seen the number of worshippers in the UK drop by 100,000 in the two years 2000-2002.
- Residents spoke out in 2000 after years of being snubbed and claimed the area was being ignored by the country's leaders.
- The government denied the logging ban was an election stunt and said the state's conservationists had failed a test of their credibility by snubbing efforts to save the forest.
- But its request, submitted 18 months ago, was snubbed by the Royal Mail.
- Though he talks about his various capacities, he snubs any attempts to talk about these in relation to his daughter.
- The Government has consistently snubbed his requests for an official inquiry into the affair.
- The occupation authorities have urged them to surrender their arms voluntarily, but reportedly many have snubbed the request.
- It can't happen: something always goes wrong - and it's all the more likely if you have mortally offended one of your guests by snubbing his hairdressing skills.
- I am not suggesting that any information you provide to forces of that nature will be snubbed and ignored, but if you are not happy with the response what would your action be to pursue it?
- The first time they won parliament seats, they snubbed traditional politics and rotated different members of the party through those seats.
- Conservatives challenge reformers, the government and opposition quarrel but agree on snubbing outsiders when the latter call for reform.
- There was some sort of confusion, but he said that they were not snubbing the committee and in fact they planned to reach out to the intelligence committee and all of the various committees.
- He cannot in any real sense be snubbed, ignored, or ridiculed.
- It is an insult to the primary producers of this region to be snubbed by any Minister, let alone one who supposedly represents their industry.
- Seven months after its long-awaited completion, drivers are snubbing the Manchester and Salford inner relief route and preferring to wait in jams on busy through-route Deansgate.
- He insulted me, snubbed me… even broke the truce he offered!
- The new Greens, he adds, belong to a younger generation and several have already proven their mettle by snubbing standing invitations to join the provincial Liberals.
Synonyms insult, slight, affront, humiliate, treat disrespectfully 2Check the movement of (a horse or boat), especially by a rope wound around a post. a horse snubbed to a tree Example sentencesExamples - To climb on-board, technicians snub the rambunctious radar flyer with strategically laced ropes.
- Nichols caught one of them and snubbed it around two tree stumps.
- He believes that by scaring a horse, such as sacking them out incorrectly, snubbing, or tying a scary object to the saddle to where the horse has no means of escape will lead to a nervous or spooky horse.
nounsnəbsnəb An act of showing disdain or a lack of cordiality by rebuffing or ignoring someone or something. he couldn't help thinking that the whole thing was meant to be taken as a snub Example sentencesExamples - Today officials behind the scheme insisted the move was not a snub to Bradford and said it was keen to get more electronics firms from the city on board and was retaining its ties with Bradford College.
- It looked as if the power of Rome itself had been weakened, but Rome struck back with the Counter Reformation, an open snub to the serious, even grim, world of the Protestant reformers.
- Royal sources suggested the choice was a discreet snub to the BBC, which has been criticised for the alleged lack of respect shown in its coverage.
- This is a snub to the businesses who are spending thousands on improvements to encourage more trade.
- A flagship Glasgow store would be a snub to Edinburgh which had harboured dreams of attracting the company.
- It was the swankiest house in the village and a snub to their disapproving relatives.
- But the cancellation is patently a deliberate snub.
- Who would have thought that the state that, more than any other in the EU, has converted years of funding support into double-digit annual growth would deliver such a snub to the EU enlargement agenda?
- Dutch government leaders yesterday issued desperate pleas for the public to back the European constitution as the Netherlands, in the shadow of the French vote, prepared to deliver a large snub to the EU.
- It is time both parents and ambitious students thought of giving a snub to all those avaricious private medical and engineering colleges.
- What was done was a direct snub to us, and it will definitely have a negative impact on future city exchanges and cross-strait relations.
- Newcastle beach has suffered a humiliating snub from a leading teacher's union.
- For some unfathomable reason, her eyes filled with tears at the perceived snub and she quickly blinked them away.
- The verdict was a sharp snub to the Government, and particularly to the Prime Minister, whose last ditch bid to win union backing for his tough five per cent pay rule was thrown back in his teeth.
- The Sex Pistols have delivered a massive snub to the United States' Rock and Roll Hall of Fame after being selected to join the club.
- Such a result is a snub to traditional Labour policy - at least that's what you might think.
- But to have passed over Pakistan would have been a humiliating snub to a strategically important regional power that Washington needs to engage.
- The move would be a clear snub to the ‘stability and growth pact’ under which countries in the eurozone are expected not to exceed the 3% ceiling on domestic deficits.
- I think its a snub to their belief system and they feel disloyal if they don't step up and say something about it.
- But some veterans who fought in the Far East believe it is a snub to them and say they will boycott the official event.
Synonyms rebuff, insult, repulse, slight, affront, slap in the face, humiliation
adjectivesnəbsnəb (of a person's or animal's nose) short and turned up at the end. in combination snub-nosed Example sentencesExamples - The poor girl must have been only thirteen, with short brown hair, a snub nose and the pointed ears of an elf.
- The plate in the field guide shows a strange, golden-brown animal with a prehensile tail, hook-like claws and a funny snub nose.
- One member species, Rhinopithecus roxellana, is widely known as golden monkey or snub-nosed monkey for its shining golden coat and funny snub nose.
- She's either not made up or has applied very subtle cosmetics to her high forehead and cute snub nose.
- The Himalayan's broad head, tiny ears, full cheeks, large, round eyes and short, snub nose conspire to produce a sweet but extreme expression that few people can resist.
- She didn't approach the door but paced the hall, her snub nose wrinkled at the sour smell of urine and smoke.
- Her little sister had their father's snub nose, and his slightly wavier hair.
- This one was shorter, with curly black hair and an Irish snub nose.
- He had close-set gray eyes, a snub nose, and a smiling mouth, framed by short blond hair.
- She has a snub nose and hair that once was golden.
- Her hair had a pageboy cut, and her snub nose was sprinkled with a small amount of freckles that gave Manda an impression that the woman could also be girlish in nature despite her age.
Origin Middle English (as a verb, originally in the sense ‘rebuke with sharp words’): from Old Norse snubba ‘chide, check the growth of’. The adjective dates from the early 18th century. |