blackguarding

present participle of blackguard

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for blackguarding
Verb
  • Oswalt used verbal abuse and belittling to motivate him to build his confidence to take the leap himself — or some nonsense similar to that.
    Ayan Artan, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2025
  • In a way, the elimination of the penny is the perfect sort of move for our new, belittling leader.
    airmail.news, airmail.news, 15 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The arbitrator also ruled that Wynn-Williams is to retract her previous disparaging remarks.
    Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Additionally, the arbitrator ruled that so much as Wynn-Williams can control, she is prohibited from further publishing or distributing the book and from further disparaging Meta and its officers or repeating previous disparaging remarks.
    Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Blackguarding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blackguarding. Accessed 1 May. 2025.

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