MEANING
1. To deliberately ignore or rebuff someone in a way that shows disrespect.
2. Short, blunt, and slightly turned upward, especially of a nose.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- snub an invitation
- public snub
On the page
The committee snubbed the proposal without discussion.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- snub
- Past tense
- snubbed
- Past participle
- snubbed
- Present participle
- snubbing
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- snub
- Present continuous
- am/is/are snubbing
- Present perfect
- have/has snubbed
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been snubbing
- Past
- snubbed
- Past continuous
- was/were snubbing
- Past perfect
- had snubbed
- Past perfect continuous
- had been snubbing
- Future
- will snub
- Future continuous
- will be snubbing
- Future perfect
- will have snubbed
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been snubbing
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: literary / elevated general. Forms: snub; snubs; snubbed; snubbed; snubbing Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: snubs.
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