"Stubbornest" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
Most obstinately persistent in a course of action or a situation; extremely unyielding or obstinate.
Example: He was the stubbornest student in the class, refusing to accept correction or guidance from the teacher.
To stub someone or something means to hit or knock against something hard, causing it to bruise or become deformed.<br><br>Example: "I stubbed my toe on the corner of the table."<br><br>To stub something out means to extinguish or snuff out a smoldering or burning fire, a cigarette, or cigar with a sharp motion.<br><br>Example: "He stubbed out the cigarette butt in the ashtray."<br><br>A stub is also an old-fashioned term for a tooth, especially one that is imperfect or is a replacement for a missing tooth.<br><br>Example: "He had a false stub implanted in the gap between his teeth."<br><br>Finally, a stub may refer to a section of writing, drawing, or printing that is left over after a sheet of paper has been interrupted or cut off.<br><br>Example: "The article had a stub at the bottom with a continuation note."<br><br>Additionally, a stubborn mistake or issue is one that is persistent and difficult to solve.<br><br>Example: "This stubborn problem has been plaguing us for months."<br><br>In a sports context, a stub may refer to a dead or useless branch of a tree in a golf course, or in a more informal sense, a stub can refer to a golf club's tip.<br><br>Example: "The ball limit the size of the golf club's tip or where it's stubbed."<br><br>Lastly, in a very general context, a stub may be a term of popular culture to refer to a branch or a section of a thing.<br><br>Example: "The Fantasy world was a larger thing but you could find a stub for what we would call magic."
Stubbings or stubbing can have several meanings depending on the context:<br><br>1. <strong>Stubbing out</strong>: In the context of smoking, to stub out a cigarette, cigar, or other cigarette-like product means to extinguish or put out the flame, typically by pressing the burning end onto a flat surface.<br><br>2. <strong>Stubbing a toe</strong>: This is an idiomatic expression referring to accidentally kicking or bumping one's toe, often resulting in pain and sometimes causing a bruise.<br><br>3. <strong>Stubbing a conversational thread</strong>: This refers to interrupting a conversation or refusing to continue with it. However, the term 'stubbing a conversation' is more commonly used in this sense.<br><br>In many contexts, 'stubbing' is a verb related to stubbing out fires or stubbing one's toe or fingers but there can be other uses specific to various activities.
Stubble refers to the short, rough hairs that grow on a person's face, typically after shaving. It can also refer to the leftover plants or fragments of plants that are left over after harvesting, particularly in a field of crops.
Stubborn refers to someone who is determined to do something, often at the cost of resistance and opposition. It can also describe something that resists or refuses to change or be altered. A stubborn person often holds on to their opinions or habits rigidly and is unlikely to be swayed by arguments or evidence to the contrary.<br><br>Example sentences:<br><br> He was stubborn in his refusal to try new foods.<br> Her stubborn refusal to compromise led to a bitter argument.
Showing a determination to do something, often because one is determined to win an argument or force one's way, and refusing to change your opinion, even if it is wrong:
The quality of being stubborn or obstinately uncooperative; unyielding determination or obstinacy in one's opinions or actions, often in a way that is annoying or difficult to manage.
Remnants or traces of something; a small remaining part.<br><br>Example: The stubs of a tree branch can still be seen after a storm.<br><br>A small part or section of something, especially a ticket or coupon.<br><br>Example: She saved the stub of her movie ticket as a memento.<br><br>A shortened or contracted form of something, especially a root or stem.<br><br>Example: A nurse removed the intravenous catheter, leaving a small stub in the patient's vein.
Applying or relating to a layer of plaster or coating, typically made of gypsum or sand and cement, to a surface, especially one of rough or porous type, as a decorative exterior finish for buildings.