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is denigrating

  • present progressive
    of denigrate (3rd person singular).
    denigrate
    verb (used with object)
    to speak damagingly of; criticize in a derogatory manner; sully; defame.

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The speculation, she says, is "denigrating to their memories".

From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026

“Sometimes, part of making a deal is denigrating your competition.”

From The New Yorker ● Aug. 31, 2015

Sometimes, part of making a deal is denigrating your competition.”

From Washington Post ● Jul. 30, 2015

But I do think there is a line you don’t cross, and that line is denigrating your players.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 26, 2013

These days, no one is denigrating Cheung over her fashion choices—as editor in chief of Vogue China, she’s an icon in the country’s fast--growing world of fashion and luxury.

From Newsweek ● Apr. 3, 2011