Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: spurn
IPA transcription: [sp'ɝn]
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: reject, spurn, freeze_off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn_down
    Meaning: reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances"
Usage examples
  • I must save money, and I will; and one of those colleges shall open its doors to me--shall welcome whom now it would spurn, if I wait twenty years for the welcome.