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The correct spelling is snubs.

How to pronounce snubs

noun

Say it like: Snu-bs

The correct spelling is snubs. A deliberate affront or slight. For example: "I hope the people we couldn't invite don't see it as a snub."

Usage Examples

I hope the people we couldn't invite don't see it as a snub.

He snubbed my offer of help.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A deliberate affront or slight.
  2. 2.A sudden checking of a cable or rope.
  3. 3.A knot; a protuberance; a snag.

verb

  1. 1.To slight, ignore or behave coldly toward someone.
  2. 2.To turn down; to dismiss.
  3. 3.To check; to reprimand.
  4. 4.To stub out (a cigarette etc).
  5. 5.To halt the movement of a rope etc by turning it about a cleat or bollard etc; to secure a vessel in this manner.

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