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guilt-tripping

guilt-tripping is the present participle and gerund of guilt-trip.

Meaning of guilt-trip

Verb

guilt-trip (third-person singular simple present guilt-trips, present participle guilt-tripping, simple past and past participle guilt-tripped)

  1. (informal, transitive) To attempt to induce a guilt trip; to cause another to feel guilt, in order to influence the behavior of that individual.
    • to guilt-trip someone into [doing] something

Questions about guilt-tripping

What is guilt-tripping the present participle and gerund of?
Guilt-tripping is the present participle and gerund of guilt-trip.

Words near guilt-tripping in the dictionary

  1. guilt-free
  2. guilt-ridden
  3. guilt-sick
  4. guilt-trip
  5. guilt-tripped
  6. guilt-tripping
  7. guilt-trippy
  8. guilt-trips
  9. guilted
  10. guilten
  11. guiltened

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