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calumnying

calumnying is the present participle and gerund of calumny.

Meaning of calumny

Verb

calumny (third-person singular simple present calumnies, present participle calumnying, simple past and past participle calumnied)

  1. (formal, transitive) To make false accusations or levy false charges against a person with the intent to tarnish that person's reputation or standing; to calumniate.
    • His [Dominieus Dietrich's] memory has been basely calumnied by many German historians.1849, Wolfgang Menzel, “The Great Elector”, in Mrs. George Horrocks, transl., The History of Germany, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time. … Translated from the Fourth German Edition. … In...

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Questions about calumnying

What is calumnying the present participle and gerund of?
Calumnying is the present participle and gerund of calumny.

Words near calumnying in the dictionary

  1. calumnize
  2. calumnized
  3. calumnizes
  4. calumnizing
  5. calumny
  6. calumnying
  7. Calumpang
  8. Calumpit
  9. Calunasan
  10. calung
  11. calungs

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