sermonizing
present participle ofsermonize
sermonize
verb[I]
(UKusuallysermonise)uk/ˈsɜː.mə.naɪz/us/ˈsɝː.mə.naɪz/disapproving
to give alongtalktopeople,tellingthem how they shouldbehaveinorderto bebetterpeople:
My grandmother's allrightuntil shestartssermonizing and then she'sunbearable.
Synonym
moralizedisapproving
Lecturing & addressing
- ad lib
- co-present
- discourse
- eunoia
- extemporize
- floor
- harangue
- hold
- jawbone
- lead off
- lightning talk
- monologue
- onto
- PechaKucha
- presentation
- sermon
- sermonize
- speak
- speechify
- valediction
Examplesofsermonizing
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Ridicule followedsermonizingas the favoured method of defining elite norms.
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The point is that, even here, there is a good dose of politicalsermonizingintermingled with the flattery.
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Confusion over audience means that the introduction anxiously negotiates between providing information andsermonizing.
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Sadhna got shocked and left the area aftersermonizingher.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.But the highlight of the film was portraying how liberating and joyous forgiveness isboth giving it and receiving itwithout putting implausible,sermonizingdialogue into their characters' mouths.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Ward evangelized the social gospel,sermonizingon matters of economics and poverty and the potential role of the church in the rectification of the structural failings of society.
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