decry
verb (used with object)
to speak disparagingly of; denounce as faulty or worthless; express censure of.
are decrying
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present progressiveof decry.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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Undergraduates are decrying the move as “crude” and “absurd.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026
U.S. employers are decrying a talent shortage that the Korn Ferry consulting firm said could leave 85 million jobs unfilled and $8.5 trillion in lost revenues by 2030.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 19, 2026
Businesses are decrying a patchwork of new taxes, though, from homeless services to preschool funding, which have made the city among the most expensive taxing districts in the nation.
From Seattle Times ● May 14, 2023
NIH declined to comment on the judge’s decision, but some in the biomedical community are decrying the ruling.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 16, 2022
Let it not be thought that we are decrying the organization of the working classes for political purposes.
From Proportional Representation Applied To Party Government by T. R. (Thomas Ramsden) Ashworth
