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Definition of cold-shoulder verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

cold-shoulder

verb

cold-shoulder somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they cold-shoulder

he / she / it cold-shoulders

past simple cold-shouldered

-ing form cold-shouldering

to treat someone in an unfriendly way see also give somebody the cold shoulder at cold

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