decry
verb (used with object)
to speak disparagingly of; denounce as faulty or worthless; express censure of.
is decrying
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present progressiveof decry (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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North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un is decrying the “immaturity” of his nation’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak and said officials’ “non-positive attitude, slackness and inactivity” hindered efforts to control the virus, state media reported Wednesday.
From Washington Times ● May 18, 2022
What she is decrying is not the typical story of gentrification and displacement, because virtually no one was living in the downtown areas that are now being developed.
From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2021
It's ironic that at the very moment Portnoy is decrying irrational hatred for others he is indulging in it as well.
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2021
“The song is decrying the kind of person he is. He’s absolutely that person I wrote the song about.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2020
What Scorsese is decrying is not the use of fantasy characters in movies.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 7, 2019
