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INVEIGH
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they inveigh ... he / she / it inveighs
Past simple: inveighed
Past participle: inveighed
-ing form: inveighing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Speak against in an impassioned manner
Example:
he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society
Synonyms:
declaim; inveigh
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "inveigh" is one way to...):
protest (utter words of protest)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Sense 2
Meaning:
Complain bitterly
Synonyms:
inveigh; rail
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "inveigh" is one way to...):
complain; kick; kvetch; plain; quetch; sound off (express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
