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name-calls

name-calls is the third-person singular simple present indicative of name-call.

Meaning of name-call

Verb

name-call (third-person singular simple present name-calls, present participle name-calling, simple past and past participle name-called)

  1. (ambitransitive, ditransitive) Synonym of call names (“to use (offensive or derogatory names, labels, or insults) against (someone), typically to demean or attack them verbally”).
    • The other side can label and name-call all they want, but I trust the American people to recognize that it is not surrender to end the war in Iraq so that we can rebuild our military and go after Al Qaida's leaders.2008 May 7, Barack Obama, “Transcript: Senator Obama's remarks in North Carolina”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09...
    Synonyms:
    call names

Questions about name-calls

What is name-calls the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Name-calls is the third-person singular simple present indicative of name-call.

Words near name-calls in the dictionary

  1. name-called
  2. name-caller
  3. name-callers
  4. name-calling
  5. name-callings
  6. name-calls
  7. name-card
  8. name-cards
  9. name-change
  10. name-check
  11. name-checked

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