decry
verb (used with object)
to speak disparagingly of; denounce as faulty or worthless; express censure of.
has been decrying
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present perfect progressiveof decry (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Since the early 1980s, the local paper, the Visalia Times Delta, has been decrying the rates of violence in some of the farm towns of Tulare County.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2023
