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carnivalizing

carnivalizing is the present participle and gerund of carnivalize.

Meaning of carnivalize

Verb

carnivalize (third-person singular simple present carnivalizes, present participle carnivalizing, simple past and past participle carnivalized)

  1. (transitive) To subvert (mainstream assumptions or literary styles) through humour and chaos.
    • Gorenshtein carnivalizes Mother Russia herself and Ivanova carnivalizes love for Mother Russia.1995, Ellen E. Berry, Genders 22: Postcommunism and the Body Politic, page 47

Questions about carnivalizing

What is carnivalizing the present participle and gerund of?
Carnivalizing is the present participle and gerund of carnivalize.

Words near carnivalizing in the dictionary

  1. carnivalistic
  2. carnivalization
  3. carnivalize
  4. carnivalized
  5. carnivalizes
  6. carnivalizing
  7. carnivalled
  8. carnivallike
  9. carnivalling
  10. carnivals
  11. carnivora

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