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demagoguing

demagoguing is the present participle and gerund of demagogue.

Meaning of demagogue

Verb

demagogue (third-person singular simple present demagogues, present participle demagoguing, simple past and past participle demagogued)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To speak or act in the manner of a demagogue; to speak about (an issue) in the manner of a demagogue.
    • I never demagogued on our serious questions and stood for civil liberties.c. 1938, Maury Maverick, The New York Times, quoted in 1970, Richard B. Henderson, Maury Maverick: A Political Biography, page 183

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Questions about demagoguing

What is demagoguing the present participle and gerund of?
Demagoguing is the present participle and gerund of demagogue.

Words near demagoguing in the dictionary

  1. demagogue
  2. demagogued
  3. demagogueries
  4. demagoguery
  5. demagogues
  6. demagoguing
  7. demagoguism
  8. demagogy
  9. demain
  10. demaine
  11. demaines

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