"cold-shoulder" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: cold-shoulders [present, singular, third-person], cold-shouldering [participle, present], cold-shouldered [participle, past], cold-shouldered [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} cold-shoulder (third-person singular simple present cold-shoulders, present participle cold-shouldering, simple past and past participle cold-shouldered)
  1. To disrespect someone, especially by ignoring them. Related terms: cold shoulder
    Sense id: en-cold-shoulder-en-verb-p9oxw6V7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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