spurned

/spɝnd/ /spɜːnd/

verb

To reject disdainfully; contemn; scorn.

Examples :

"She spurned his offer of help, saying she could do it herself. "

verb

To reject something by pushing it away with the foot.

Examples :

"The toddler spurned his bowl of mashed carrots, kicking it across the kitchen floor. "

attitude action

verb

To waste; fail to make the most of (an opportunity)

Examples :

"She spurned the chance to practice her English, and now she regrets it. "

attitude action value character

verb

To kick or toss up the heels.

Examples :

"The frisky colt spurned the ground with its hooves, eager to run. "

action attitude

Meanings

Examples :

"She spurned his offer of help, saying she could do it herself. "

Examples :

"The toddler spurned his bowl of mashed carrots, kicking it across the kitchen floor. "

Examples :

"She spurned the chance to practice her English, and now she regrets it. "

Examples :

"The frisky colt spurned the ground with its hooves, eager to run. "

Related Words

pushing verb

To apply a force to (an object) such that it moves away from the person or thing applying the force.

something noun

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

kitchen noun

A room or area for preparing food.

kicking verb

To strike or hit with the foot or other extremity of the leg.

practice noun

Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.

opportunity noun

A chance for advancement, progress or profit.

regrets noun

Emotional pain on account of something done or experienced in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a looking back with dissatisfaction or with longing.

english noun

Spinning or rotary motion given to a ball around the vertical axis, as in billiards or bowling.

toddler noun

A young child who has started walking but not fully mastered it, typically between one and three years old.

contemn verb

To disdain; to value at little or nothing; to treat or regard with contempt.

herself pronoun

(reflexive pronoun) Her; the female object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject.

carrots noun

A vegetable with a nutritious, juicy, sweet root that is often orange in colour, Daucus carota, especially the subspecies sativus in the family Apiaceae.