tarnishing
present participle oftarnish
tarnish
verb
uk/ˈtɑː.nɪʃ/us/ˈtɑːr.nɪʃ/tarnishverb(METAL)
[IorT]
to make or (especiallyofmetal)becomelessbrightor a differentcolour
Chemistry: metals & metalworking
- alloy
- anti-tarnish
- bar magnet
- base metal
- beaten
- bimetallic
- brazen
- brazier
- bullion
- ferrous
- galvanized
- gild
- gold leaf
- lode
- magnet
- scrap
- untarnished
- vermeil
- wrought iron
- zirconium
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Making things dirty & untidy
tarnishverb(GOOD OPINION)
[T]
to makepeoplethinkthat someone or something is less good:
By thistimeaseriesofscandalshadseverelytarnished the candidate'simage/reputation.
Damaging reputation
- anti-defamation
- aspersion
- besmirch
- black mark
- blacken
- blot
- demonize
- dog
- dragsomeone'sname through the mire/mudidiom
- give a dog a bad nameidiom
- hurl/throw/sling mud atsomeoneidiom
- self-immolation
- show someone in a bad lightidiom
- slander
- slanderer
- slanderous
- slur
- smear
- stab
- stain
Examplesoftarnishing
tarnishing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The president justifies a greater role for himself bytarnishingthe legitimacy and representative nature of the legislative branch as a competitor for power.
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Regrettably, the companies that have been victims of these activities remain silent for fear oftarnishingtheir image.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Regrettably, in some instances there was occasionaltarnishingof standards, but the issue was fraught with such possibilities.
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This handful of authorities istarnishingthe reputation and honourable traditions of the majority.
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Will he not take the present opportunity of exposing those jewels to the open air, or is he afraid oftarnishingthem?
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This arbitrary test would not guarantee the identification of authorities facing financial crises, while running the risk of needlesslytarnishingthe reputation of an authority with sound finances.
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The whole exterior was covered with a coat of clear varnish to preventtarnishing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Use a non-abrasive silver cloth or soft lint free cloth to polish jewelry and removetarnishing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Speculum also had the unfortunate property oftarnishingin open air with a sensitivity to humidity, requiring constant re-polishing to maintain its usefulness.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Ratios with up to 45% tin were used for resistance totarnishing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Merchants that were either indifferent to or supportive of adware were exposed by affiliates, thus damaging those merchants' reputations andtarnishingtheir affiliate marketing efforts.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Metallic filaments can be coated with transparent films to minimizetarnishing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Some of the methods described below can cause damage to the surface of the silver, such as scratching or acceleratedtarnishing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It is a steely-gray, lustrous, hard and brittle metal which takes a high polish, resiststarnishing, and has a high melting point.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Namb does not contain silver, lead or pewter (a tin and lead alloy) and resiststarnishing.
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