scandalize
verb (used with object)
to shock or horrify by something considered immoral or improper.
scandalizing
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present participleof scandalize.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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"Just don't talk about it" was a solution to something uncomfortable or something that other people would find scandalizing.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2022
A mosque attendant, appalled, caught the diggers in action and rumors began to fly, scandalizing members of the city’s various faiths.
From New York Times ● Oct. 31, 2021
There’s no record of whether Bart actually put on the robe and ascot, but he and Liberty hit it off immediately and had puppies together, scandalizing upper-crust pet society.
From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2021
He and Bosland said the charges were aiding and abetting breaches of the suppression order by international media, breaching the suppression order, scandalizing the court and sub judice contempt.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 28, 2019
Even as thou art scandalizing others, thine own nature is being abased, whilst those whom thou dost backbite remain the same.
From The Silver Lining A Guernsey Story by John Roussel
