The miller spurned at a stone. --Chaucer.
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The drunken chairman in the kennel spurns. --Gay.
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2. To manifest disdain in rejecting anything; to make
contemptuous opposition or resistance.
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Nay, more, to spurn at your most royal image. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Spurn — can have other meanings, see the . infobox UK place country = England latitude= 53.575955 longitude= 0.111454 official name= Spurn Head population= civil parish= Easington unitary england = East Riding of Yorkshire region= Yorkshire and the… … Wikipedia
Spurn — (sp[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spurned} (sp[^u]rnd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Spurning}.] [OE. spurnen to kick against, to stumble over, AS. spurnan to kick, offend; akin to spura spur, OS. & OHG. spurnan to kick, Icel. spyrna, L. spernere to despise,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spurn´er — spurn «spurn», verb, noun. –v.t. 1. to refuse with scorn; reject contemptuously; scorn: »to spurn an offer of friendship. The judge spurned the bribe. SYNONYM(S): despise, contemn. 2. to strike with the foot or feet; kick away; trample: »With… … Useful english dictionary
Spurn — Spurn, n. 1. A kick; a blow with the foot. [R.] [1913 Webster] What defense can properly be used in such a despicable encounter as this but either the slap or the spurn? Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. Disdainful rejection; contemptuous treatment.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spurn — (v.) O.E. spurnan to kick (away), reject, scorn, despise, from P.Gmc. *spurnanan (Cf. O.S., O.H.G. spurnan, O.Fris. spurna, O.N. sporna to kick ), from PIE root *spere ankle (Cf. M.Du. spoor track of an animal, Gk. sphyron ankle, L … Etymology dictionary
spurn — spurn·er; spurn; … English syllables
spurn — [spʉrn] vt. [ME spurnen < OE spurnan, to spurn, kick: see SPUR] 1. Archaic to push or drive away contemptuously with or as with the foot 2. to refuse or reject with contempt or disdain; scorn vi. to show contempt or disdain in refusing or… … English World dictionary
spurn — I verb aspernari, belittle, boot, brush aside, cast aside, cast out, censure, contemn, decline, depreciate, despise, disapprove, discard, disdain, disparage, disregard, drive away, drive back, elude, evade, fastidire, flout, frown upon, have… … Law dictionary
spurn — [spə:n US spə:rn] v [T] [: Old English; Origin: spurnan] literary to refuse to accept something or someone, especially because you are too proud ▪ She spurned all offers of help. ▪ a spurned lover … Dictionary of contemporary English
spurn — [ spɜrn ] verb transitive 1. ) OLD FASHIONED to refuse to accept someone s love or friendship: REJECT 2. ) to refuse to accept something, do something, or deal with something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
