excoriate
verb (used with object)
to denounce or berate severely; flay verbally.
am excoriating
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present progressiveof excoriate (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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While I am excoriating Javert as representing the genius of German officialdom, it is only fair that I should present his antithesis.
From In the Claws of the German Eagle by Albert Rhys Williams
