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countercriticizing

countercriticizing is the present participle and gerund of countercriticize.

Meaning of countercriticize

Verb

countercriticize (third-person singular simple present countercriticizes, present participle countercriticizing, simple past and past participle countercriticized)

  1. (transitive) To respond to (a person who is criticizing) with a criticism of one's own.

Questions about countercriticizing

What is countercriticizing the present participle and gerund of?
Countercriticizing is the present participle and gerund of countercriticize.

Words near countercriticizing in the dictionary

  1. countercriticism
  2. countercriticisms
  3. countercriticize
  4. countercriticized
  5. countercriticizes
  6. countercriticizing
  7. countercritique
  8. countercritiques
  9. countercross
  10. countercrossed
  11. countercrosses

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