blackguarding

Definition of blackguardingnext
present participle of blackguard

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackguarding
Verb
  • The judge ruled Thursday that Souhaib Qabli, a 23-year-old rapper, was guilty of insulting a constitutional body, his attorney Mohamed Taifi told The Associated Press.
    ABC News, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2026
  • The judge ruled Thursday that Souhaib Qabli, a 23-year-old rapper, was guilty of insulting a constitutional body, his attorney Mohamed Taifi told the Associated Press.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The ruthlessness of the producers cutting folk off mid-speech or retracting the microphone and upping the music volume was belittling to those on stage.
    Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Link was captured on Ring camera footage mocking and belittling Jimenez after shooting him, prosecutors say.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Trump administration officials were quick to side with the officers who killed Good and Pretti, also making disparaging remarks about the two Minnesotans and accusing them of attempting to carry out domestic terrorism in their interactions with immigration authorities.
    Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Andrew Nixon, a spokesperson for the Department of Health and Human Services, directed STAT to Roll Call, which first reported the news, where officials acknowledged Malone’s departure and defended Nixon against disparaging comments by Malone.
    Chelsea Cirruzzo, STAT, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • At least the episode where Judith Light’s Delia has to confront her solitude after putting down her beloved Cavapoo.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 30 Mar. 2026
  • Where are members of Gen Z putting down roots?
    Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • That said, Boutboul cautions against vilifying the whole of the fast food industry in France, asserting that there’s a big difference between American and French fast food.
    Vivian Song, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Even as New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is vilifying his texting buddy for killing Ali Khamenei, Iranians in New York (and London, Los Angeles and around the world) are dancing with joy in the streets.
    Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Blackguarding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackguarding. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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