revile
verb (used with object)
to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
reviling
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present participleof revile.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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While the original XFL made a show of reviling the stodgy NFL, this iteration embraces its status as an aspirant upstart.
From Slate ● Feb. 10, 2020
Which is to say that he can never escape that St. Louis comic or that reviling mother or Aunt Fritzi or “Haim Afen Range” or, for that matter, Joel Katz.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 3, 2016
“We mustn’t be afraid of people reviling us, mustn’t be afraid of them saying we have a bad reputation, mustn’t be afraid of international reaction,” Mr. Li quoted Mr. Deng as saying on April 25.
From New York Times ● Apr. 25, 2014
Their purpose in reviling Grass as a Nazi and anti-Semite is precisely to silence anyone who might even consider following his lead.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2012
And many other things spake they against him, reviling him.”
From The Gospel According To Peter by Walter R. Cassels
