criticize
verb (used with object)
to censure or find fault with.
is criticizing
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present progressiveof criticize (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Now Stanley Druckenmiller is criticizing the Treasury secretary.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
"It's weird because now that I've lost weight, everybody is criticizing and trying to figure out what it is that I've done, and I really just lost weight. It's just the shape of my face."
From Salon ● Dec. 19, 2023
Criticizing Westbrook’s play is one thing — but calling him a “cement head” is criticizing his intellect, and there is no place for that in The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2022
But in recent public appearances, Crime Stoppers leaders have said that the actions of the judges it is criticizing were dangerous enough that the organization had to speak out.
From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2022
And I'll probably always feel my heart thump when I think someone is criticizing me.
From "Starfish" by Akemi Dawn Bowman
