snubbing

transitive verb snubbed, snubbing

1. Obsolete to check or interrupt with sharp or slighting words
2. to treat with scorn, contempt, disdain, etc.; behave coldly toward; slight or ignore
3. 1. to check suddenly the movement of (a rope, cable, etc.) by turning it around a post
   2. to make (a boat, etc.) fast by such a movement
4. ☆ to put out (a cigarette): usually with out

Origin: ME snubben < ON snubba, to chide, snub

noun

1. scornful, slighting action or treatment; affront
2. a snubbing, or checking

adjective