Past tense of snub
regular verb
The past tense of snub is snubbed. The past participle is also snubbed.
Forms of snub
| Base form (V1) | snub /snʌb/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | snubbed |
| Past participle (V3) | snubbed |
| Present participle | snubbing |
| Third person singular | snubs |
Snubbed in a sentence
- The worst of it was that she had always snubbed and ignored him.1905, Edith Wharton, The House of Mirth, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, →OCLC
- He was naturally shy, and being only made of velveteen, some of the more expensive toys quite snubbed him.1921 June, Margery Williams, “The Velveteen Rabbit: Or How Toys Become Real”, in Harper’s Bazar, volume LVI, number 6 (2504 overall), New...
- It flattered him; snubbed as he had been, it soothed him that Mrs.1927 May, Virginia Woolf, chapter 1, in To the Lighthouse (Uniform Edition of the Works of Virginia Woolf), new edition, London: Leonard…. From the entry revive
- Some busters caught their horses for the first time over the head, and snubbed or choked them until they fell gasping.1964, John Hendrix, If I Can Do It Horseback: A Cow-Country Sketchbook, page 40. From the entry buster
- Nevertheless there is a certain handicap to the child who has been snubbed, mocked, jeered, wet blanketed and undervalued.1911, American Motherhood - Volumes 32-33, page 311. From the entry wet blanket
Meaning of snub
- adjective Conspicuously short.
- adjective Flat and broad, with the end slightly turned up.
- adjective Derived from a simpler polyhedron by the addition of extra triangular faces.
Questions about the past tense of snub
- What is the past tense of snub?
- The past tense of snub is snubbed.
- What is the past participle of snub?
- The past participle of snub is snubbed.
- Is snub a regular or irregular verb?
- Snub is a regular verb: its past tense doubles the last letter and adds -ed.
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