satirize
verb (used with object)
to attack or ridicule with satire.
satirizing
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present participleof satirize.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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I didn’t want to live in a world of satirizing this guy forever.
From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2026
The rest of the Continental Congress balks, naturally, but the idea of the routine is far less about satirizing America than shoehorning Mr. David’s familiar shtick into an assortment of faux-historic scenarios.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
This time, we’re seeing the actor’s answer to “The Studio,” only instead of satirizing the industry’s artistically cheapening franchise obsession, it warns of the full extinction of originality by way of ChatGPT.
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2026
Jared Keeso stars in this “Letterkenny” spinoff satirizing performative masculinity among a small-town Canadian hockey team.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 27, 2026
Eventually Threpe was called up onto the stage where he sang a scathing little ditty of his own design, satirizing one of Tarbean’s councilmen.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
