rebuffing
/ɹɪˈbʌfɪŋ/
rebuffing is the present participle and gerund of rebuff.
Meaning of rebuff
Verb (1)
rebuff (third-person singular simple present rebuffs, present participle rebuffing, simple past and past participle rebuffed)
- To refuse; to offer sudden or harsh resistance; to turn down or shut out.
- The plaque (2014) doesn't tell you that Leonard [Woolf] had initially been rebuffed. His intended proposal was refused by Virginia [Woolf to be], who then had a change of heart.2021 September 22, Stephen Roberts, “The writings on the wall...”, in RAIL, number 940, page 71
Verb (2)
rebuff (third-person singular simple present rebuffs, present participle rebuffing, simple past and past participle rebuffed)
- To buff again.
Noun
rebuffing (plural rebuffings)
- A rebuff; the act by which somebody is rebuffed.
Forms of rebuffing
| plural | rebuffings |
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Questions about rebuffing
- What does rebuffing mean?
- Rebuffing means a rebuff; the act by which somebody is rebuffed.
- What is rebuffing the present participle and gerund of?
- Rebuffing is the present participle and gerund of rebuff.
- What part of speech is rebuffing?
- Rebuffing is a noun.
- How do you pronounce rebuffing?
- Rebuffing is pronounced /ɹɪˈbʌfɪŋ/.
- What is the plural of rebuffing?
- The plural of rebuffing is rebuffings.
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