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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Judy Berman, Time, 18 July 2025
The Hollywood Reporter, The Los Angeles Times and Gold Derby’s picks for nominees for the Outstanding Drama Series are the same as Variety’s predictions, but Variety is predicting that Paradise will earn a nomination in the category and Squid Game will get snubbed.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Kansas City Star, 12 July 2025
Garcia was on the list of snubs that deserved an All-Star spot but missed out due to a plethora of deserving players at his position.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
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Verb
Just this week, The Late Show scored yet another Emmy nomination (even as the TV Academy snubbed late night’s most promising debut in ages: Netflix’s Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney).
—Judy Berman, Time, 18 July 2025
The Hollywood Reporter, The Los Angeles Times and Gold Derby’s picks for nominees for the Outstanding Drama Series are the same as Variety’s predictions, but Variety is predicting that Paradise will earn a nomination in the category and Squid Game will get snubbed.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
Garcia was also named an injury replacement Friday after being listed as a potential snub.
—Kansas City Star, 12 July 2025
Garcia was on the list of snubs that deserved an All-Star spot but missed out due to a plethora of deserving players at his position.
—Hunter Mulholland, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
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“Snub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/snub. Accessed 6 Aug. 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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