reviling

Variant of revile

revile definition

re·vile (ri vīl′)

transitive verb reviled -·viled′, reviling -·vil′·ing

to use abusive or contemptuous language in speaking to or about; call bad names

Etymology: ME revilen < OFr reviler, to regard or treat as vile < re-, re- + viler, to humiliate < vil, vile

intransitive verb

to use abusive language

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