What part of speech is decrying?

Decrying can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. decrying is a verb, gerund of decry (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does decrying mean?

Definitions

Verb

decry - express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"

Examples of decrying

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1. verb In decrying the body as something evil, the flesh as the tempter to everything that is sinful, man has mutilated his being in the vain attempt to keep his soul pure, while his body rotted away from the injuries and tortures inflicted upon it.
2. verb Environmentalists decry what they say are Bolsonaro's anti-environment stance in favor of oil, mineral, logging and ranching interests.
3. verb Environmentalists decry what they say are Bolsonaro's anti-environment stance in favor of oil, mineral, logging and ranching interests.
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verb
In decrying the body as something evil, the flesh as the tempter to everything that is sinful, man has mutilated his being in the vain attempt to keep his soul pure, while his body rotted away from the injuries and tortures inflicted upon it.
Environmentalists decry what they say are Bolsonaro's anti-environment stance in favor of oil, mineral, logging and ranching interests.
Environmentalists decry what they say are Bolsonaro's anti-environment stance in favor of oil, mineral, logging and ranching interests.

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