spurning in English

verb

1

reject with disdain or contempt.

he spoke gruffly, as if afraid that his invitation would be spurned

synonyms: reject, rebuff, scorn, turn down, treat with contempt, disdain, look down one's nose at, despise, snub, slight, jilt, dismiss, brush off, turn one's back on, give someone the cold shoulder, cold-shoulder, turn one's nose up at, give someone the brush-off, kick in the teeth, give someone the bum's rush

verb

• reject, rebuff, scorn, turn down, treat with contempt, disdain, look down one's nose at, despise, snub, slight, jilt, dismiss, brush off, turn one's back on, give someone the cold shoulder, cold-shoulder, turn one's nose up at, give someone the brush-off, kick in the teeth, give someone the bum's rush
• disdain, pooh-pooh, turn down, freeze off, reject, scorn

Use "spurning" in a sentence

1. A man was arrested at the Coastland Center mall Tuesday after a witness said he beat a girl unconscious for spurning his advances