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spurn

/spɜːn/

/spɜrn/

Translations

spurnverb

spurned

Past Simple

spurned

Past Participle

spurning

Gerund

/spɜːn/

/spɜrn/

She spurned his offer to help.

Она отвергла его предложение помочь.

Synonyms

turn down

Antonyms

spurnnoun

spurns

/spɜːn/

/spɝn/

spurnverb

To reject with disdain or contempt.

She spurned his offer to help, insisting she could manage on her own.

(archaic) To kick at or strike with the foot; to drive or force away by kicking.

The horse spurned the dirt with its hooves before galloping off.

spurnnoun

An act of rejecting or refusing something with disdain.

His spurn of the offer left everyone in shock.

(archaic) A kick or thrust with the foot.

With a sudden spurn, he sent the stone skittering down the path.