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Rarescorning
The correct spelling is scorning.
How to pronounce scorning
verb
Say it like: Sco-rni-ng
The correct spelling is scorning. To feel or display contempt or disdain for something or somebody; to despise. For example: "He scorned her romantic advances."
Usage Examples
“He scorned her romantic advances.”
“She scorned to show weakness.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To feel or display contempt or disdain for something or somebody; to despise.
- 2.To reject, turn down.
- 3.To refuse to do something, as beneath oneself.
- 4.To scoff, to express contempt.
noun
- 1.The act of one who scorns.
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