boycott
verb (used with object)
to combine in abstaining from, or preventing dealings with, as a means of intimidation or coercion.
am boycotting
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present progressiveof boycott (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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And I am boycotting the term “costume drama”, which makes “costume” the defining feature of any drama set before about 1960.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 6, 2016
But I am boycotting Thurston until it removes from its website a cartoon falsely maligning Oscar Wilde by attaching his name to a braces-related nonwitticism.
From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2014
I am boycotting it too and I checked my local independent bookshop's website and found a link to Hive.co.uk.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 17, 2013
I am boycotting everything British, even the language.
From Time Magazine Archive
