- present participle of vilify.
vilifying
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Asked to comment about the senators’ letter, McLaughlin said, “The vilifying of our law enforcement must stop.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2025
Actor Brandon Sklenar, who plays Atlas in the film, defended Lively and said in a post on Instagram that people had been "vilifying" the women involved in the film online.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2024
As “silly” as that "law" may be, Hitler remains the ultimate go-to example for vilifying an opponent.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2024
We can have a discussion about spending without vilifying Republicans.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2024
Adams read in the newspapers that Jefferson had compiled “a Magazine of slips of newspapers, and pamphlets, vilifying, calumniating and defaming you.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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