vilify
verb (used with object)
to speak ill of; defame; slander.
are vilifying
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present progressiveof vilify.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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“The thing I’m really trying to avoid is, like, people are vilifying creators and actors, and pointing fingers.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2023
Or it might be “politicians who are vilifying us, making us look like the enemy of the people. Even he has to be loved. That is what the Lord asks us do to.”
From Washington Post ● Jan. 19, 2018
