All 4 Uses of
rebuff
in
Gone with the Wind
- Startled, at first abashed, Charles blushed at the rebuff and then, seeing how her eyes were fastened on his sister, he smiled.†
Chpt 1.6 *
- He patted her shoulder timidly, gingerly at first, and when she did not rebuff him he became bolder and patted her firmly.†
Chpt 4.35
- "I said I didn't want to talk about it," she said coldly but Alex did not seem rebuffed.†
Chpt 4.39
- And she could understand his shrewd caginess, so like her own, his obstinate pride that kept him from admitting his love for fear of a rebuff.†
Chpt 5.63
Definition:
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(rebuff) to reject another's help, suggestion, or approach -- typically rudely
or in a battle or fight: to drive back