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pillorizing

pillorizing is the present participle and gerund of pillorize.

Meaning of pillorize

Verb

pillorize (third-person singular simple present pillorizes, present participle pillorizing, simple past and past participle pillorized)

  1. (transitive) To set in, or punish with, the pillory.
  2. (figuratively) To humiliate or criticise

Questions about pillorizing

What is pillorizing the present participle and gerund of?
Pillorizing is the present participle and gerund of pillorize.

Words near pillorizing in the dictionary

  1. pillorization
  2. pillorizations
  3. pillorize
  4. pillorized
  5. pillorizes
  6. pillorizing
  7. pillory
  8. pillorying
  9. pilloryings
  10. pillow
  11. pillow bag

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