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spurns

The correct spelling is spurns.

How to pronounce spurns

noun

Say it like: Spu-rns

The correct spelling is spurns. An act of spurning; a scornful rejection.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.An act of spurning; a scornful rejection.
  2. 2.A kick; a blow with the foot.
  3. 3.Disdainful rejection; contemptuous treatment.
  4. 4.A body of coal left to sustain an overhanging mass.

verb

  1. 1.To reject disdainfully; contemn; scorn.
  2. 2.To reject something by pushing it away with the foot.
  3. 3.To waste; fail to make the most of (an opportunity)
  4. 4.To kick or toss up the heels.

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