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Meaning of 'spurn'
Meaning of 'spurn' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Spurn 
[ n.]
- A kick; a blow with the foot. [ n.]- Disdainful rejection; contemptuous tratment.
- A body of coal left to sustain an overhanding mass.
2. Spurn [ v. i.]
- To kick or toss up the heels. [ v. i.]- To manifest disdain in rejecting anything; to make contemptuous opposition or resistance.
3. Spurn [ v. t.]
- To drive back or away, as with the foot; to kick. [ v. t.]- To reject with disdain; to scorn to receive or accept; to treat with contempt.
Meaning of 'spurn' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. spurn [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- reject with contempt
- reject with contempt
Example in sentence:
- She spurned his advances
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