detracting
English
editVerb
editdetracting
- present participle and gerund of detract
Noun
editdetracting (plural detractings)
- detraction; slander
- 1844, Charles Marshall, The Journal: Together with Sundry Epistles and Other Writings:
- Emulations, heart-risings, evil jealousies, bitter speakings, detractings, and abundance of evil fruit, arise from this root of bitterness […]