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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Joe Vardon, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
After decades of snubbing fungi as parasites or passive tubes, the escalating tally of their functions has led researchers to consider mycorrhizae a missing link in climate studies.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 23 Mar. 2026
There may have been various reasons for the snub, including a shortage of chips or a sufficient supply of the existing iPad 11, Gurman says.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Harden is an 11-time All-Star who was arguably snubbed from the NBA’s exhibition classic this season after playing so well for the Clippers.
—Joe Vardon, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2026
After decades of snubbing fungi as parasites or passive tubes, the escalating tally of their functions has led researchers to consider mycorrhizae a missing link in climate studies.
—Quanta Magazine, 6 Apr. 2026
Noun
And Rob Shuter claims the snub was very much intentional.
—Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 23 Mar. 2026
There may have been various reasons for the snub, including a shortage of chips or a sufficient supply of the existing iPad 11, Gurman says.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
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“Snub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snub. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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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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