- present participle of shame.
shaming
Example Sentences
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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
In one school I visited in Rochdale, they were starting a girls club in which they would discuss it all: from gender inequality, to domestic violence and body shaming, to periods, sexuality and friendship groups.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
They can also feel like time capsules to other dimensions; his 12-year-old daughter was scandalized by how normative bullying was after she read “Blubber,” Blume’s 1974 novel about tween mean girls and body shaming.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 10, 2026
Explicitly acknowledging that these dinners are a financial stretch for them can feel like you’re shaming them.
From MarketWatch • Jan. 7, 2026
The beggars went back to the church steps, the stragglers moved off, and the neighbors departed so that the public shaming of Kino would not be in their eyes.
From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck
