ridicule
noun
speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision.
have been ridiculing
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present perfect progressiveof ridicule.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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And for that, I believe she will fight for us Americans, even if many of us have been ridiculing her or disagreed with her in the past.
From New York Times ● Oct. 11, 2016
Papers which have been ridiculing woman suffrage and sneering at "Sam Wood's Convention" are now on our side.
From History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II by Elizabeth Cady Stanton
"That is to say," said the sheik, angrily—"that is to say, you have been ridiculing the poor boy again?"
From Mohammed Ali and His House by Mrs. Chapman Coleman
And I, for a month, have been ridiculing him.
From Then I'll Come Back to You by Larry Evans
