Lap up and Spurn

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Lap up verb - To receive or accept gladly or readily.

Usage example: a show-off who laps up attention the way a kitten does milk

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Spurn is an antonym for lap up.

Spurn verb - To show unwillingness to accept, do, engage in, or agree to.

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Lap up is an antonym for spurn.

Nearby Words: spur, spurned, spurning

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