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excoriating

excoriating is the present participle and gerund of excoriate.

Meaning of excoriate

Verb

excoriate (third-person singular simple present excoriates, present participle excoriating, simple past and past participle excoriated)

  1. (transitive) To remove the skin and/or fur of, to flay, to skin.
    Synonyms:
    excarnate
  2. (transitive) To wear off the skin of; to chafe.
    Synonyms:
    abrade, chafe, flay
  3. (figuratively, transitive) To strongly condemn or criticize.
    • The teacher continued to excoriate the student after his academic issues.
    Synonyms:
    denounce, disparage, reprobate, tear a strip off, criticize, criticise

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Words formed from excoriating

Questions about excoriating

What is excoriating the present participle and gerund of?
Excoriating is the present participle and gerund of excoriate.

Words near excoriating in the dictionary

  1. excoriable
  2. excoriate
  3. excoriated
  4. excoriates
  5. excoriateth
  6. excoriating
  7. excoriatingly
  8. excoriation
  9. excoriation disorder
  10. excoriations
  11. excoriator

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