- present participle of malign.
maligning
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Sheinbaum regularly bemoans what she views as “fake news” maligning her leadership.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
I am in no way maligning Tracey’s question, though.
From Slate ● Dec. 28, 2024
The 50-year-old journalist was living in Kenya to avoid arrest at home on charges of maligning the powerful military.
From Washington Times ● May 25, 2023
InfoWars founder and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones continued his maligning of presiding Travis County, Texas District Court Judge Maya Guerra Gamble on Wednesday night not long after his defamation trial adjourned.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2022
Ford heard the shrill little voice innocently maligning him, and swore to himself; but, he did not move for all that.
From The Uphill Climb by B. M. Bower
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