excoriating
present participle ofexcoriate
单词 | excoriating |
释义 | excoriating present participle ofexcoriate excoriate verb[T] formaluk/ekˈskɔː.ri.eɪt/us/ekˈskɔːr.i.eɪt/to write or say that aplay,book,politicalaction, etc. is verybad: Hislatestnovelreceivedexcoriatingreviews. Thepresidentexcoriated theWesternpressfortheirbiasedviews. Synonyms attack(CRITICIZE) castigateformal censureformal chastise(CRITICIZE)formal condemn criticize damn(BLAME) decryformal denounce(CRITICIZE) railformal revileformal slaminformal to show disapproval of someone or something
Disapproving & criticizing
Examplesofexcoriatingexcoriating In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Yet he never fails to register the passion that powers this sometimes frenzied,excoriatingmusic. From theCambridge English Corpus Pervasive themes are familiar - nationalism, empire, and class - and the "land without music" trope proves irresistible to criticsexcoriatingaudiences for their failures of taste and appropriate enthusiasm. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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