- present participle of insult.
insulting
Example Sentences
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Some viewed him positively but others described him as volatile and insulting.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
Before a midterm election last year, he pledged to spend less time insulting opponents and more time debating ideas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
It is further insulting to gestational carriers, genetic donors, and intended parents to suggest that the mutual creation of a child is somehow akin to the bondage of chattel slavery.
From Slate • May 13, 2026
The men traded a series of incendiary, insulting songs, but the one that endures is Lamar’s “Not Like Us”—spooky, walloping, chart-topping, Grammy-winning.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
I pretend to be angry, as if she's just whispered something insulting.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
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