vilify
verb (used with object)
to speak ill of; defame; slander.
had been vilifying
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past perfect progressiveof vilify.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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Actor Brandon Sklenar, who plays Atlas in the film, defended Lively and said in a post on Instagram that people had been "vilifying" the women involved in the film online.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2024
When asked to respond to criticism that he had been vilifying the dead man, the mayor only delivered his rebuke more emphatically, claiming that Mr. Dorismond was not “an altar boy.”
From New York Times ● Apr. 8, 2016
