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vitriolling

vitriolling is the present participle and gerund of vitriol.

Meaning of vitriol

Verb

vitriol (third-person singular simple present vitriols, present participle (US) vitrioling or (UK) vitriolling, simple past and past participle (US) vitrioled or (UK) vitriolled)

  1. (transitive) To subject to bitter verbal abuse.
  2. (transitive) To dip in dilute sulfuric acid; to pickle.
  3. (colloquial, transitive) To vitriolize.

See all 6 meanings of vitriol

Questions about vitriolling

What is vitriolling the present participle and gerund of?
Vitriolling is the present participle and gerund of vitriol.

Words near vitriolling in the dictionary

  1. vitriolize
  2. vitriolized
  3. vitriolizes
  4. vitriolizing
  5. vitriolled
  6. vitriolling
  7. vitriolous
  8. vitriols
  9. vitrite
  10. vitrites
  11. vitritis

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