rebuffing
present participle ofrebuff
rebuff
verb[T]
formaluk/rɪˈbʌf/us/rɪˈbʌf/torefusetoacceptahelpfulsuggestionorofferfrom someone, often byansweringin anunfriendlyway:
She rebuffed allsuggestionsthat she shouldresign.
Refusing & rejecting
- abnegate
- abnegation
- bar
- batsomething/someoneaway
- blow(something)out
- brush
- disown
- jettison
- miss a chance/opportunityidiom
- opt out
- punt onsomething
- quit
- quit onsomeone
- react
- react againstsomething
- rebuff
- repudiate
- resistant
- spurn
- turnyournose upidiom
Examplesofrebuffing
rebuffing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Verbalrebuffing, which cannot be identified by an observer, could take place.
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He has already succeeded inrebuffingthe first set of overly bureaucratic proposals.
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By 1908, the association was receiving, andrebuffing, requests to move it to a more prominent place in the city.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Leiningen is cold and remote to her,rebuffingall her attempts to make friends with him.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The woman then leaves the office, and the man,rebuffinghis boss, dashes from his desk.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Paul is avoided by other astronauts nowadays because he was very rude andrebuffingwhen he returned from space.
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- lemon-sole
- lemon tree
- lemon verbena
- lemon-verbena
- lemony
- lemon yellow
- lemon-yellow
- lemur
- lend
- lend an ear
- lend-an-ear
- lender
- lender of last resort
- lender-of-last-resort
- lending
- lending agency
- lending facility
- lending library
- lending-library
- lending policy
- lending programme
- lending rate
- lending-rate
- lend-itself-to
- lend itself to something