noun
- the act of deliberately ignoring or rejecting someone in a rude manner
- a method of controlling rope or cable tension by wrapping it around a post
Usage: nautical; technical
verb
- present participle of snub; deliberately ignoring or treating someone in a cold, unfriendly way
Examples
- She was snubbing her former friends after the argument.
- The celebrity kept snubbing reporters at the event.
- His snubbing of the invitation was quite obvious.
- The public snubbing embarrassed her greatly.
- The sailor was snubbing the line around the cleat.
- Snubbing the rope prevented the boat from drifting.
- They felt hurt by his constant snubbing.
- The snubbing technique requires practice to master.