- present participle of moralize.
moralizing
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Charge sheets grew into lengthy, moralizing denunciations that castigated officials for failing to stay committed to the party.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026
At any rate, moralizing about this tendency won’t change how people really feel.
From Salon ● May 8, 2026
Mary is a somewhat obscure character, one whom Austen rendered as a less-than-radiant, moralizing afterthought who sang badly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
Settle in for some amusing dissections of popular docuseries like “Making a Murderer” and “The Jinx,” as well as the simultaneously moralizing and exploitative “Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2025
In fact, Elisha’s moralizing about her profession made her teasingly start calling him “preacher.”
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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