backbiting
- present participle of backbite.
Example Sentences
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A man masters his emotions, remains calm under pressure, refuses to engage in gossip or backbiting and accepts his imperfections while continually striving to become the best version of himself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
That kind of provocative behavior will lead to years, even a lifetime, of one-upmanship, backbiting and behind-the-scenes maneuvers.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2025
Mark and Dahlia discuss this news, and also how lower court judges are calling out SCOTUS’ unreasoned, incoherent opinions and how some of the Justices are trying to control, alt, delete all the backbiting.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2025
In the book, Khachigian doesn’t pull punches in condemning backbiting and turf building by ambitious presidential aides.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2024
His nominal goal was to end backbiting about the bomb program from Roosevelt’s director of war mobilization, James F. Byrnes, a former senator and Supreme Court justice.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
