- present participle of degrade.
degrading
Example Sentences
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Known as living plastics, these materials contain dormant microbes capable of degrading the surrounding polymer.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
But the stockpiles were initially designed for up to five full drawdowns, and the frequent releases are degrading the sites’ integrity, experts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
"That was the start of a lonely, degrading, dark time in my life," she said.
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
Nowak's family called his treatment by police "inhumane and degrading" and the force has apologised.
From BBC ● Jun. 2, 2026
I’d have to begin that degrading nonsense again.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
Vocabulary lists containing degrading
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948)
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