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dissing

/ˈdɪsɪŋ/

dissing noun: synonym of diss (“an insult or put-down”). Also the present participle and gerund of diss.

Noun

dissing (plural dissings)

  1. (slang) Synonym of diss (“an insult or put-down”).
    • One side wants to demonstrate a higher level of street knowledge and openly denounces the distorting lens of Instagram dissings; the other embraces the medium's branding affordances by sending “clout” to a third-party ally, while at the same time avoiding tagging the opponent.2021, Julie B. Wiest, Theorizing Criminality and Policing in the Digital Media Age, page 82
    Synonyms:
    diss

Also used as

dissing is also the present participle and gerund of diss.

Synonyms of dissing

Forms of dissing

pluraldissings

Words that rhyme with dissing

Questions about dissing

What does dissing mean?
Dissing means synonym of diss (“an insult or put-down”).
What part of speech is dissing?
Dissing is a noun.
How do you pronounce dissing?
Dissing is pronounced /ˈdɪsɪŋ/.
What is the plural of dissing?
The plural of dissing is dissings.

Words near dissing in the dictionary

  1. dissimulatress
  2. dissimulatresses
  3. dissimule
  4. dissimuler
  5. dissimulers
  6. dissing
  7. dissings
  8. dissipable
  9. dissipatability
  10. dissipatable
  11. dissipate

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