spurn
verb (used with object)
to reject with disdain; scorn.
was spurning
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past progressiveof spurn.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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One of her “most painful mistakes,” she said, was spurning an offer from Altman to appear in one of his upcoming movies.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 25, 2022
