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Scorning to accept
Answer for the clue "Scorning to accept ", 8 letters:
spurning
Word definitions for spurning in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Spurn \Spurn\ (sp[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spurned (sp[^u]rnd); p. pr. & vb. n. Spurning .] [OE. spurnen to kick against, to stumble over, AS. spurnan to kick, offend; akin to spura spur, OS. & OHG. spurnan to kick, Icel. spyrna, L. spernere to despise, ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The act of one who spurns. vb. (present participle of spurn English)
Usage examples of spurning.
He rides triumphant, spurning the dim Earth-- Whither, O whither goest thou?
And therewithall they pulled him downe to the ground, beating him with their fists, and spurning him with their feete.
And if Lenz tries to temper the spurning by telling Green he likes him, where the fuck is he supposed to look when he says it?
Jillie a favor she could not begin to comprehend or appreciate by spurning her naive affections.
Bannor forced himself to turn a blind eye to their devilish doings, promising himself that every humiliation Willow endured at their hands would only serve to spare her pride when she was finally goaded into spurning him.
When Barns rose from my side, spurning me with his foot, I had been well used.