snub
verb (used with object)
to treat with disdain or contempt, especially by ignoring.
were snubbing
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past progressiveof snub.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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Young workers were snubbing insurance for jobs on Wall Street.
From New York Times ● Oct. 16, 2020
Though I had believed they were snubbing me, now I realize they were only waiting, politely as maiden aunts, for me to make the next move.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
