Deprecating - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈdeprəˌketɪŋ|  American pronunciation of the word deprecating
Brit.  |ˈdeprəkeɪtɪŋ|  British pronunciation of the word deprecating
- this word is used as a present participle form of the verb 'to be' to deprecate

adjective

- tending to diminish or disparage (syn: deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, slighting)
managed a deprecating smile at the compliment

Extra examples

She glanced at me in a deprecating way.

He sniffed in a deprecating way.

...movie critics tried to outdo one another in deprecating the comedy as the stupidest movie of the year...

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