insult
verb (used with object)
to treat or speak to insolently or with contemptuous rudeness; affront.
are insulting
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present progressiveof insult.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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His conduct and lack of remorse are insulting to those of us who have taken our legal ethics responsibilities seriously.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 10, 2023
Her backers say that ageist arguments are insulting given the congresswoman’s decades of service and the number of seniors leading the nation, notably President Biden, 80.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2023
McNeill countered angrily, “You are insulting me on the record in front of my client,” before Scherer told her to stop.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 14, 2022
What happens when you embody, celebrate, take pride in, and identify with the part that they are insulting?
From Salon ● Apr. 3, 2021
You are insulting me, you are hurting me,—but I,—well, I am the one that loves you always.
From The Unknown Quantity A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tales by Henry Van Dyke
