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
Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2024
Apple killed its car, got snubbed by Goldman, backtracked on iPhone apps, and was fined $2 billion
It's been a rough stretch for Apple on both sides of the Atlantic
Start Slideshow
The hits keep coming for Apple.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2024
Putin himself snubbed Gorbachev's funeral, and the police presence in central Moscow on that day was also heavy.
—NBC News, 1 Mar. 2024
He was bizarrely snubbed for Payne’s Sideways, a 2004 indie smash that was otherwise showered with awards attention, and would not have remotely resonated with audiences without Giamatti’s bruised, relatable buffoonery at its center.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 29 Feb. 2024
The fact that many voters snubbed the presidential contest raises two questions, Baldassare says.
—George Skelton, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
But she and director Gerwig were seen as snubbed by the Oscars when neither received a nomination.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2024
Related article Many Republicans will snub Zelensky’s desperate plea for aid.
—Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 28 Feb. 2024
On the other hand, some cultivars were noticeably snubbed by pollinators.
—Tovah Martin, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024
Janis Carr, Orange County Register, 23 Apr. 2024
With this album, Beyoncé tries to build a regenerative narrative around the CMA controversy and Grammy snub.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti hailed his team and goalscorer Luka Modric, before addressing another Arda Guler snub, in interviews following a 1-0 win over Sevilla at the Bernabeu on Sunday night.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
Consider one of the biggest snubs: Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Antoine Winfield, Jr.
—USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
Company Town In a Disney snub, Nelson Peltz lands major endorsement in proxy fight
March 21, 2024
The Trian group holds more than $3.5 billion of Disney common stock, including the shares owned by former Marvel Entertainment Chair Ike Perlmutter.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Kimmel began things by acknowledging Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig's snubs in the Best Actress and Best Director categories, respectively.
—Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
Kudos to Kimmel for also poking fun at the Academy’s snubs in the segment.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2024
Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé’s eighth studio album, confronts these snubs with a wholesale refusal of genre.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023
The Weeknd is ready for his post-snub glowup.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2021
Verb
He's got a track record of bipartisanship and moderate policy stances in Congress and refused to endorse Doug Mastriano, the GOP's far-right nominee for governor in 2022 — and even snubbed Trump's visit to Bucks County earlier this month.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 22 Apr. 2024
Apple killed its car, got snubbed by Goldman, backtracked on iPhone apps, and was fined $2 billion
It's been a rough stretch for Apple on both sides of the Atlantic
Start Slideshow
The hits keep coming for Apple.
—Quartz Staff, Quartz, 4 Mar. 2024
Putin himself snubbed Gorbachev's funeral, and the police presence in central Moscow on that day was also heavy.
—NBC News, 1 Mar. 2024
He was bizarrely snubbed for Payne’s Sideways, a 2004 indie smash that was otherwise showered with awards attention, and would not have remotely resonated with audiences without Giamatti’s bruised, relatable buffoonery at its center.
—David Sims, The Atlantic, 29 Feb. 2024
The fact that many voters snubbed the presidential contest raises two questions, Baldassare says.
—George Skelton, The Mercury News, 3 Apr. 2024
But she and director Gerwig were seen as snubbed by the Oscars when neither received a nomination.
—Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 7 Mar. 2024
Related article Many Republicans will snub Zelensky’s desperate plea for aid.
—Yoonjung Seo, CNN, 28 Feb. 2024
On the other hand, some cultivars were noticeably snubbed by pollinators.
—Tovah Martin, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024
Noun
For the second year in a row, the Clippers guard was not among the three finalists for the league’s Sixth Man of the Year award and the snub was too much to ignore.
—Janis Carr, Orange County Register, 23 Apr. 2024
With this album, Beyoncé tries to build a regenerative narrative around the CMA controversy and Grammy snub.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
Real Madrid head coach Carlo Ancelotti hailed his team and goalscorer Luka Modric, before addressing another Arda Guler snub, in interviews following a 1-0 win over Sevilla at the Bernabeu on Sunday night.
—Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2024
Consider one of the biggest snubs: Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Antoine Winfield, Jr.
—USA TODAY, 23 Feb. 2024
Company Town In a Disney snub, Nelson Peltz lands major endorsement in proxy fight
March 21, 2024
The Trian group holds more than $3.5 billion of Disney common stock, including the shares owned by former Marvel Entertainment Chair Ike Perlmutter.
—Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
Kimmel began things by acknowledging Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig's snubs in the Best Actress and Best Director categories, respectively.
—Lindsay Kimble, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
Kudos to Kimmel for also poking fun at the Academy’s snubs in the segment.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2024
Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé’s eighth studio album, confronts these snubs with a wholesale refusal of genre.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024
Adjective
Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly snub SAG-AFTRA Halloween costume guidelines amid the strike.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2023
The Weeknd is ready for his post-snub glowup.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 5 Jan. 2021
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“Snub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snub. Accessed 2 May. 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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