badmouthing
present participle ofbad-mouth
bad-mouth
verb[T]
informal(alsobadmouth)uk/ˈbæd.maʊθ/us/ˈbæd.maʊθ/to saybadthings about someone to otherpeople:
Her co-workers bad-mouthed her to herboss.
You'll neverhearhim badmouthing anopponent.
- You canpromoteyourownqualitiesin apositiveway without bad-mouthingothers.
- This woman isrunningaround badmouthing a verysuccessfulscheme.
- Instead of bad-mouthing those who do well, we shouldcongratulatethem fortheirachievements.
- He isunderstoodto beprivatelyfuriousat the way he has been bad-mouthed.
- Inprivatepartymembersare badmouthingtheirleader.
Disapproving & criticizing
- anathematize
- animadversion
- aspersion
- assail
- aw
- backbite
- dim
- fault
- mauling
- nitpick
- nitpicking
- peanut gallery
- people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stonesidiom
- personalization
- personalize
- philippic
- pick
- pitch
- sarky
- trash
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badmouthing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
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Consistently throughout the book, people arebadmouthingher as she passes them on the street.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The video also showed herbadmouthingher sorority sisters, and her past dorky self.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Take away their incentive withbadmouthingsuccess and you take away the wealth that helps us take care of the needy.
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