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vitriolling
Variant of vitriol
noun
- any of several sulfates of metals, as copper sulfate (blue vitriol), iron sulfate (green vitriol), or zinc sulfate (white vitriol)
- sulfuric acid
- sharpness or bitterness of feeling, as in speech or writing; venom
transitive verb vitrioled or vitriolled, vitrioling or vitriolling
to treat with or as with vitriol
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