denigrating
present participle ofdenigrate
| 单词 | denigrating |
| 释义 | denigrating present participle ofdenigrate denigrate verb[T] uk/ˈden.ɪ.ɡreɪt/us/ˈden.ə.ɡreɪt/to say that someone or something is not good orimportant: You shouldn't denigratepeoplejust because they have differentbeliefsfrom you. Synonym defameformal Compare libelnoun slanderverb Treating as unimportant
Examplesofdenigratingdenigrating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Suchdenigratinglabelling had arisen in the context of political wrangling over power and authority. From theCambridge English Corpus Low scores were characterized by apathetic, indifferent, irritable, sarcastic, ordenigratingbehavior toward the child. From theCambridge English Corpus His phallocentric theory legitimizes the disempowerment of those who have a socially inferior status, bydenigratingtheir demands for equality and emancipation. From theCambridge English Corpus What they don't understand is if you dictate this and make it official, it will have some verydenigratingeffects on other languages. From theCambridge English Corpus They also reintroduceddenigratingrhetoric. From theCambridge English Corpus Wanjau, in reply, accused the revivalists ofdenigratingchurch sacraments. From theCambridge English Corpus I do not think we serve any great purpose bydenigratingthe oil company at the present time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Therefore, we do ourselves very little service bydenigrating, and sometimes making use of slogans, about what the oil company has or has not done. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 So do not think that this is somedenigratingcomment by the scientific lobby and some nasty, cheap debunking exercise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am not, most emphatically not,denigratingthe achievements of polytechnics. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There appears to be a pernicious growth industry ofdenigratingthe police and undermining the rule of law. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 My fear is that, somehow, we aredenigratingthe task of the technologists. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It rather reflected the national mood of "knocking" anddenigratingnearly all our established institutions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They tried their usual trick ofdenigratingthe achievements of people in the health service. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is what he says, and he certainly had no reason fordenigratinghis colleagues, or himself, for that matter. 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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