malign
verb (used with object)
maligns
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present tense formof malign (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Much like the recent reclaiming of the bimbo as empowering and gossip as an act of feminist resistance, her L.A. hot girl TikToks remove guilt from the pleasure of feminine hobbies that patriarchy maligns.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2023
If a media organization knowingly and falsely maligns a public figure, the fact that it reported nice and true things elsewhere is no defense.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2023
But the movement has been getting pushback from some Hindu Americans who argue that such legislation maligns a specific community.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 21, 2023
The girls' family has also questioned the police's version, saying it maligns their daughters.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2022
Yet—once he lent his eloquence and wit To aid the man he now maligns.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105, September 16th, 1893 by Various
