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Verb

Present participle for to harm the good reputation of a person or thing

Present participle for to apply or provide with a layer or covering of something

Present participle for to harm the good reputation of a person or thing

Present participle for to blemish, scratch, or stain with a mark

Present participle for to make, or cause to be, blur or dim

The introduction of a substance that has harmful or poisonous effects

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Verb

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Present participle for to harm the good reputation of a person or thing

“In all history it has been shown that he who seeks to besmear others usually leaves the greatest amount of mud on himself.”

Verb

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Present participle for to apply or provide with a layer or covering of something

enameling^US

enamelling^UK

spreading thickly over

galvanizing^US

galvanising^UK

levelling^UK

leveling^US

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Present participle for to harm the good reputation of a person or thing

dishonoring^US

bringing into disrepute

dragging through the mud

dragging through the mire

putting in a bad light

casting aspersions on

showing up

tearing down

shooting down

doing a hatchet job on

detracting from

showing in a bad light

bringing into disfavour

pooh-poohing

blackening someone's name

blackening

blotting

defiling

libeling^US

libelling^UK

bringing discredit to

tarring and feathering

running smear campaign

casting a slur on

spreading scandal about

dragging someone's name through the mud

lowering the status of

taking down a peg or two

making someone eat crow

putting someone in their place

criticizing^US

criticising^UK

blackening the name of

minimizing^US

minimising^UK

bringing dishonour to

reprimanding

hitting out at

trash-talking

blackening the reputation of

belaboring^US

belabouring^UK

running a smear campaign against

pummelling^UK

demonizing^US

demonising^UK

reflecting negatively

writing false reports about

dressing down

spreading tales about

marking wrong

dragging name through mud

bawling out

finding fault with

telling off

raking over the coals

damaging the reputation of

chewing out

causing to feel small

laughing off

laughing at

sullying the reputation of

making someone eat humble pie

muddying the reputation of

making lose face

conducting a smear campaign against

vituperating against

giving someone a dressing-down

casting in a bad light

harming the reputation of

blackening the character of

selling short

looking down on

making someone feel ashamed

injuring one's reputation

damaging one's good name

hitting where one lives

brutalising^UK

brutalizing^US

taking the wind out of your sails

settling someone's hash

putting out of countenance

scoring

jawing

trimming

blotting your copybook

cudgeling^US

cudgelling^UK

calling over the coals

hauling over the coals

shooting full of holes

throwing brickbats at

ripping up

ragging on

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Present participle for to blemish, scratch, or stain with a mark

discoloring^US

coloring^US

colouring^UK

making black and blue

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Verb

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Present participle for to make, or cause to be, blur or dim

Noun

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The introduction of a substance that has harmful or poisonous effects

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