Show no friendliness in distributing buns (4)
I believe the answer is:
snub
'show no friendliness' is the definition.
The definition and answer can be both acts as well as being singular nouns.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'distributing buns' is the wordplay.
'distributing' is an anagram indicator.
'buns' anagrammed gives 'SNUB'.
'in' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for snub that I've seen before include "Short and blunt - rebuff" , "Spurn; (of nose) turned up at the end" , "Cold-shoulder" , "Ignore totally" , "Rebuff with buns" .)