reviling
present participle ofrevile
| 单词 | reviling |
| 释义 | reviling present participle ofrevile revile verb[T] formaluk/rɪˈvaɪl/us/rɪˈvaɪl/tocriticizesomeonestrongly, or sayunpleasantthings to or about someone: Thejudgewas reviled in thenewspapersforhisopinionsonrape. Synonyms railformal vilifyformal Insults & abuse
Examplesofrevilingreviling In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. In these districts, candidates who had spent yearsrevilingeach other made a great show of friendship and common purpose. From theCambridge English Corpus This became such a thorn in their sides that they didn't let a single day pass withoutrevilinghim in my hearing. From theCambridge English Corpus There is no demand for the old game ofrevilinga landed aristocracy, now shorn of its privileges and, alas, of most of its cash. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not say that this was under inspiration, but some of the papers went to abominable lengths inrevilingsome of the witnesses. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The banning of all reproaches and even the occasionalrevilingwould, however, be a counsel of perfection. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have had these people parading around at our seaside resorts long enough,revilingand laughing at our people while they smoke their cigars. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Yet these gentlemen never lose an opportunity ofrevilingthe men who are in receipt of the dole as men who are subsidised for their unemployment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Suppose that the bookrevilingthe late husband (or the late wife) appears five years and one month after his death, why should she then be deprived of remedy? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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