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ridiculing

ridiculing adjective: in a manner intended to ridicule. Also the present participle and gerund of ridicule.

Adjective

ridiculing (comparative more ridiculing, superlative most ridiculing)

  1. In a manner intended to ridicule.

Noun

ridiculing (plural ridiculings)

  1. The act of exposing to ridicule.
    • Killings that are not wicked could exist, as could ridiculings that are wicked.2002, Daniel M. Haybron, Earth's Abominations: Philosophical Studies of Evil, page 33

Also used as

ridiculing is also the present participle and gerund of ridicule.

Forms of ridiculing

Adjective
comparativemore ridiculing
superlativemost ridiculing
Noun
pluralridiculings

Questions about ridiculing

What does ridiculing mean?
Ridiculing means in a manner intended to ridicule.
What part of speech is ridiculing?
Ridiculing can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near ridiculing in the dictionary

  1. ridiculer
  2. ridiculers
  3. ridicules
  4. ridiculest
  5. ridiculeth
  6. ridiculing
  7. ridiculings
  8. ridiculise
  9. ridiculised
  10. ridiculises
  11. ridiculising

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