snub
part of speech
verb (snub, snubs, snubbed, snubbing); noun (a snub, snubs); adjective (snub nose)
meaning for a pupil
1) To snub someone is to ignore them or treat them coldly on purpose, to show you do not respect or like them. tree →
2) A snub is an act of ignoring or insulting someone in this way. tree →
3) A snub nose is short and turned up at the end. tree →
sense in the lessons
A word for playground and friendship stories: it tells the reader someone felt left out or insulted on purpose. In news it is used for leaders or teams who refuse to meet or shake hands. Phrases: «a deliberate snub», «felt snubbed», «snub nose».
examples
- Jess snubbed me at lunch and sat with other girls. tree →
- It felt like a snub when he did not invite me to his party. tree →
- The captain snubbed the other team and walked off without shaking hands. tree →
- I said hello, but she snubbed me and looked away. tree →
- The puppy has a cute snub nose. tree →
- Not being picked for the team felt like a snub, but the coach had a reason. tree →
- Don't snub new kids; say hi. tree →
- The youngest of them was called Dullhead, and was sneered and jeered at and snubbed on every possible opportunity. tree →
note
Double the b: snubbed, snubbing. Snubbing is unkind; if someone simply did not see you, it is not a snub. Similar: «give the cold shoulder», «blank someone» (UK slang), «diss» (slang).
In the corpora
- A headline word like «Megxit» or «snub» makes a complicated choice sound simple and nasty.
- These are golden snub-nosed monkeys, and in winter they live on lichen, bark and buds.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «snub» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.