gravestanding
/ˈɡɹeɪ̯v.stæn.dɪŋ/
gravestanding noun: the act of exploiting someone's death for a selfish purpose. Also the present participle and gerund of gravestand.
Noun
gravestanding (uncountable)
- The act of exploiting someone's death for a selfish purpose.
- Gravestanding is the worst kind of bait there is. You're all trying to force how tragic this guy's death is down our throats and then acting indignant when we get mad that you're doing so, just because a guy you liked died.2015 February 3, FortePlus [username], “RWBY's Monty Oum died”, in GameFAQs, archived from the original on 29 Aug 2025
- In this post, WildGoose attacks even more people for their so called “gravestanding” and evening^([sic]) going after a legitimate attempt to raise money for suicide prevention.2016 January 19, Cannabis Curtis [username], “There Is a Cancer within #GamerGate”, in Medium, archived from the original on 19 Jan 2016
Also used as
gravestanding is also the present participle and gerund of gravestand.
Origin of gravestanding
From gravestand + -ing.
Questions about gravestanding
- What does gravestanding mean?
- Gravestanding means the act of exploiting someone's death for a selfish purpose.
- What part of speech is gravestanding?
- Gravestanding is a noun.
- How do you pronounce gravestanding?
- Gravestanding is pronounced /ˈɡɹeɪ̯v.stæn.dɪŋ/.
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