taint
noun
a trace of something bad, offensive, or harmful.
is tainting
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present progressiveof taint (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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It also is tainting the jury pool, the lawyer argued.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
His association with them is tainting, but it speaks to how celebrity can distorts one's perception.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2019
An attorney for Michael Cohen — the president’s lawyer — filed court papers Thursday alleging that Daniels’ lawyer, Michael Avenatti, is tainting the case because he’s appeared on television more than 100 times since March.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 14, 2018
John Sopko, the special inspector general for Afghan reconstruction, told a House subcommittee that the narcotics trade is tainting the financial sector, stoking corruption, helping Taliban insurgents and criminal networks.
From US News ● Jun. 10, 2014
What words have we for painting the momentary fainting That the rider's heart is tainting, as decay doth taint a corse?
From Poems by Denis Florence MacCarthy
