belittle
verb (used with object)
to regard or portray as less impressive or important than appearances indicate; depreciate; disparage.
am belittling
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present progressiveof belittle (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“He never wanted to talk about it. David Swift didn’t talk about it. Not that I am belittling the person who played the part, but I missed the original.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2019
"You won't think I am talking nonsense, or am belittling the occasion will you, uncle, dear?" she added anxiously.
From The Re-Creation of Brian Kent by Wright, Harold Bell
