- present participle of shame.
shaming
Example Sentences
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The post took off in the military town that sits on the Cumberland River, where Fort Campbell is based, and where Facebook shaming apparently still holds significant reputational sway.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026
He said Arday had faced "an unacceptable public hounding and campaign of abuse", adding that he was a victim of "a pernicious public shaming that other people in his position simply wouldn't have faced".
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
My boss told me the truth without shaming me, and showed me how to do the same for others.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
An agitated Jean finds herself praying to none other than Monica Lewinsky, the patron saint of bad romantic choices, or as Langbein puts it, “of those who suffer venal public shaming and patriarchal cruelty.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 22, 2026
Once it was a shaming thing to say, and crushing to have it said about you, by a man.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
