cold-shouldering

ˈkoʊldˌʃoʊldərɪŋ

Definition

Definition of cold-shouldering - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

unfriendly

Rare

showing deliberate unfriendliness or indifference

Rare

She gave him a cold-shouldering look and walked away.

aloof

unapproachable

social snub

Rare

ignoring someone intentionally

Rare

His cold-shouldering attitude made it clear he was upset.

ignoring

shunning

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Origin of cold-shouldering

English, cold (lacking warmth) + shoulder (part of the body)

Examples of cold-shouldering in a sentence

They were cold-shouldering her at the party.
She was cold-shouldering him after their argument.
They started cold-shouldering her at the party.

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French:froid, ignorant, ...
German:kalt abweisender, ignorierend, ...
Italian:sprezzante, sdegnoso, ...
Spanish:despectivo, despreciativo, ...
Portuguese:indiferença, ignorando, ...
Chinese:无动于衷的, 故意忽视, ...
Japanese:冷淡な, 無視する, ...
Arabic:مُتَجَاهِل, مُتَعَمِّد التَجاهُل, ...
Hebrew:מַעֲנִיק עֲנֵיָת קֶרֶת, מִתְעַלֵּם, ...
Russian:безразличный, игнорирующий намеренно, ...
Ukrainian:байдужий, ігноруючи навмисно, ...
Hindi:उपेक्षापूर्ण, अनदेखी करना, ...
Bengali:ঠান্ডা আচরণ, উপেক্ষা করা, ...
Catalan:mirada freda, ignorant, ...
Czech:odmítavý, ignorující, ...
Danish:kold skulder, ignorerende, ...
Dutch:koud, negeren, ...
Greek:ψυχρό βλέμμα, αγνοώντας, ...
Hungarian:barátságtalan, szándékosan tudomást nem vevő, ...
Khmer:មិនរាក់ទាក់ដោយចេតនា, មិនអើពើដោយចេតនា, ...
Korean:냉담한, 무시하는, ...
Persian:بی‌اعتنایی, نادیده گرفتن, ...
Polish:chłodny, lekceważenie, ...
Portuguese (BR):desprezo, dando o gelo, ...
Romanian:indiferent, ignorând intenționat, ...
Swedish:kylig, ignorerande, ...
Thai:แสดงความไม่เป็นมิตร, เมินเฉย, ...
Turkish:soğuk davranan, görmezden gelme, ...
Vietnamese:tỏ ra lạnh lùng, phớt lờ, ...

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