- present participle of vilify.
vilifying
Example Sentences
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In recent years in the US, content vilifying hormonal contraception has spread rapidly on social media.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2026
No matter what you try — talking about it, not talking about it, vilifying the ex, coming up with fun distractions — they remain consumed with grief.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 1, 2024
We can have a discussion about spending without vilifying Republicans.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 23, 2024
According to Carl Schmitt, a prominent Nazi and for a time the official legal theorist of the party under Adolf Hitler, one builds and maintains a community by identifying and vilifying its enemies.
From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2023
Though the rest of the world, including his own country, was vilifying Bobby for his outrageous positions and statements, the Icelanders felt sorry for him.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
