Slandering

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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 […]"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of slander form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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defameaspersioncalumnydefamationdefamelibel

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"You can't just walk around and start slandering people."

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