lampoon
noun
a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution; a work of literature, art, or the like, ridiculing severely the character or behavior of a person, society, etc.
have been lampooning
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present perfect progressiveof lampoon.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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Sir,—I hear you have been lampooning, in a periodical work, a person in whom Lady C—— takes a deep interest.
From Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 by Various
