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slandering

slandering noun: the act of committing slander. Also the present participle and gerund of slander.

Noun

slandering (plural slanderings)

  1. The act of committing slander.
    • Here are the slanderings, too, going on at home; for, while the husbands are assembled, it would be hard if the wives were not to do the same; and the very least that is to be expected is, that the tea-pot should keep pace with the porter-pot […]1862, William Cobbett, Advice to Young Men, and (incidentally) to Young Women

Also used as

slandering is also the present participle and gerund of slander.

Forms of slandering

pluralslanderings

Questions about slandering

What does slandering mean?
Slandering means the act of committing slander.
What part of speech is slandering?
Slandering is a noun.
What is the plural of slandering?
The plural of slandering is slanderings.

Words near slandering in the dictionary

  1. slanderers
  2. slanderess
  3. slanderesses
  4. slanderest
  5. slandereth
  6. slandering
  7. slanderingly
  8. slanderings
  9. slanderous
  10. slanderously
  11. slanderousness

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