excoriate
verb (used with object)
to denounce or berate severely; flay verbally.
was excoriating
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past progressiveof excoriate.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Originally, Gandhi was excoriating Hindus who questioned Muslims’ loyalty to India.
From New York Times ● Jan. 30, 2020
The source was excoriating about the legal profession, which helped set up tens of thousands of Mossack Fonseca-run shell companies.
From The Guardian ● May 6, 2016
The same U.S. government that had bailed out General Motors and Chrysler just four months earlier was excoriating Toyota for falling short.
From Reuters ● Feb. 9, 2010
