"Spurring" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
Encouraging or inspiring someone or something to become active and work harder, often by providing support or incentives.
To spurn something or someone means to reject or refuse it with a feeling of contempt or disdain. It can also mean to throw something back, often in a sudden or forceful manner.<br><br>Example sentences:<br><br> She spurned his proposal because she didn't think it was a good idea.<br> The horse spurned the bait, unwilling to take the jump.
A spur probably derived from the Old French "espur" (or "espuir"), in turn from the Latin "substrare", "sub-spurare".