cold-shoulder
verb/ˌkəʊld ˈʃəʊldə(r)/
/ˌkəʊld ˈʃəʊldər/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they cold-shoulder | /ˌkəʊld ˈʃəʊldə(r)/ /ˌkəʊld ˈʃəʊldər/ |
| he / she / it cold-shoulders | /ˌkəʊld ˈʃəʊldəz/ /ˌkəʊld ˈʃəʊldərz/ |
| past simple cold-shouldered | /ˌkəʊld ˈʃəʊldəd/ /ˌkəʊld ˈʃəʊldərd/ |
| past participle cold-shouldered | /ˌkəʊld ˈʃəʊldəd/ /ˌkəʊld ˈʃəʊldərd/ |
| -ing form cold-shouldering | /ˌkəʊld ˈʃəʊldərɪŋ/ /ˌkəʊld ˈʃəʊldərɪŋ/ |
- cold-shoulder somebody to treat somebody in an unfriendly way see also give somebody the cold shoulder
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