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Definition of Badmouthing
1. badmouth [v] - See also: badmouth
Lexicographical Neighbors of Badmouthing
Literary usage of Badmouthing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Silencing a People: The Destruction of Civil Society in Haiti by Americas Watch Committee (U.S.), National Coalition for Haitian Refugees (1993)
"... and "badmouthing" the army. Richardson and the others were released on November
24. They were never formally charged or tried for any crimes. ..."
2. Joseph Csáky: A Pioneer of Modern Sculpture by Edith Balas (1998)
"Apollinaire didn't refrain from badmouthing Canudo. This wasn't nice of him
because Canudo couldn't have harmed him even if he had wanted to. ..."
3. Joseph Csáky: A Pioneer of Modern Sculpture by Edith Balas (1998)
"Apollinaire didn't refrain from badmouthing Canudo. This wasn't nice of him
because Canudo couldn't have harmed him even if he had wanted to. ..."
4. Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow (2003)
"The ad-hocs spent their time badmouthing the profs and tearing apart their coursework.
At the end of the semester, everyone got a credit and the University ..."
5. Korea on the Brink: From the "12/12" Incident to the Kwangju Uprising, 1979-1980 by John Adams Wickham (1999)
"Kim had reached the conclusion that Cha's badmouthing was having a telling effect
and that President Park would soon sack him. Adding to Kim's despondent ..."
6. Myanmar (Burma) by Helmut Köllner, Axel Bruns (1998)
"The next step is perfection of speech: avoiding lies, badmouthing others, and
gossip. The fourth and fifth steps are perfection in one's dealings with ..."
7. Explorations Into the World of Lewis and Clark V-1 of 3 by Robert A. Saindon (2003)
"Word soon reached the captains that some of the North Westers were badmouthing
the Americans and planning to give British medals and flags to the Indians. ..."
8. Play Nice, Make Money by W. T. McKibben (2007)
"... plenty of pointing of fingers, the blame game popping up in meetings, badmouthing,
execs not extending appropriate credit to strong performers, ..."
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