excoriate
verb (used with object)
to denounce or berate severely; flay verbally.
excoriating
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present participleof excoriate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Arday, who was appointed in a blaze of publicity in 2023 as the youngest-ever black professor to Cambridge University, was found dead on Friday, aged 41, after weeks of excoriating media reports.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
While excoriating the loss of his visa, López Beltrán also painted a dystopian picture of present-day life north of the border.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
West, one of the grande dames of the movement, got her start at Seattle alt-weekly the Stranger and spent years excoriating fatphobia, online misogyny, and male entitlement for the ur-millennial-feminist site Jezebel.
From Slate ● Mar. 31, 2026
“Rebel English Academy” reprises the excoriating humor of that debut, but only erratically.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
Sarai uncovered her eyes and found Great Ellen restored to human form, the excoriating hawk gaze replaced by a piercing but compassionate human one.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
