# perverting

Pronunciation: say "pur-VURT-ing" US /pɚˈvɚtɪŋ/, UK /pəˈvəːtɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of pervert. — present participle and gerund of pervert
   - Simple: The -ing form of pervert. Use it after is, are or was, or as the name of the action.
   - _Critics accused the propaganda ministry of perverting a whole generation of schoolchildren with lies about the war._
   - _The coach worried that greed was perverting the spirit of the game._

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