condemning

Saykuhn-DEM-ing/kənˈdɛmɪŋ/

Noun pluralcondemnings

3 meanings of condemning

1
verb
Present participle and gerund of condemn. Use this when the action of strongly disapproving is happening now or named as a thing.
The mayor is condemning the attack in a televised speech today.
Condemning others is easy, but helping them takes real effort.
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2
adjective
Showing strong disapproval of someone or something.
Like the hard stare a teacher gives when you break a rule.
She gave him a condemning look when he started to lie.
His condemning words made the whole class feel ashamed.
Similarcondemnatory
Oppositeapproving, complimentary, laudatory, admiring
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3
nouncountable or uncountable
The act of saying that something is very wrong or very bad.
The crowd's loud condemning of the cheater filled the stadium.
There was strong condemning of the unfair new rule.
Similarcondemnation, denunciation, censure, criticism
Oppositepraise, approval, commendation, endorsement
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condemning is a form of condemn

condemn, verb: To say strongly that someone or something is very wrong or bad. Full entry

Forms: condemncondemns he/she/itcondemning -ing formcondemned past tense, past participle
Spelling: condemn → condemning: add -ing

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