- present participle of deprecate.
deprecating
Example Sentences
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His own company SpaceX, he now says, despite previously deprecating the moon, will focus on developing a “self-growing city” there “in less than 10 years.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
As early as 1989, Gaines had conceived of a show that would juxtapose powerful contemporary work by Black Americans with deprecating excerpts by art critics, highlighting the profound mismeasure of these artists’ achievements.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2024
The latter, with its intro of “La-las,” was unlike anything on the radio at the time and with Holland’s deprecating lyrics about not having self-esteem, it was a song that struck a chord.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2024
The bride has always been self-conscious about her looks and tells deprecating jokes about her ostensible ugliness.
From Slate ● Jul. 8, 2021
“It just occurred to me you might be interested,” he would say with a deprecating little laugh whenever he produced a new fragment.
From "1984" by George Orwell
