damn
verb (used with object)
to declare (something) to be bad, unfit, invalid, or illegal.
is damning
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present progressiveof damn (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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However, she has responded by saying the footage of the pair filming a slow dance is "damning" and corroborates her claims.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2025
It is damning, and I think it's important for all of us to reckon with.
From Salon ● Nov. 14, 2023
“It is damning that certain intelligence products and threat tips weren’t shared amongst agencies or even within certain agencies.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 10, 2023
The report is damning about recent efforts to stop mass bleaching and prevent pollution from contaminating the reef’s natural waters, saying they have not been fast nor effective enough.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 28, 2022
I am saddened by inappropriate music about which it is damning enough to say that it is not good enough, and not even the best of its authentic kind—folk, pop, quasireligious Broadway show tunes.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
