Definition of Shaming

1. Noun. The activity of shaming (see the verb shame). ¹

2. Verb. (present participle of shame) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Shaming

1. shame [v] - See also: shame

Lexicographical Neighbors of Shaming

shamefulnesses
shameless
shamelessly
shamelessness
shamelessnesses
shamelike
shamen
shamer
shamers
shames
shamest
shameth
shami kebab
shamiana
shamianas
shaming (current term)
shamingly
shamisen
shamisens
shammas
shammash
shammashim
shammasim
shammed
shammer
shammers
shammied
shammies
shamming

Literary usage of Shaming

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Chinese War: An Account of All the Operations of the British Forces from by John Ouchterlony (1844)
"Preparations for fortifying Canton—The Blenheim up the Macao passage—Fire-rafts—The shaming battery—The Nemesis in peril—Plunder of the factories—Lauding ..."

2. Sunlight and Shadow: Or, Gleanings from My Life Work : Comprising Personal by John Bartholomew Gough (1884)
"... Peeler" —Forgiveness a Rare Trait —The Coster Girl ^Profound Ignorance — Forced to Cheat — "It's werry 'aril, isn't it, Sir?" — shaming the Donkey ..."

3. Antonina: Or, The Fall of Rome by Wilkie Collins (1874)
"... share in their parting scene, filled all his thoughts, at once saddening and shaming him, as he remembered her banishment from the shelter of his tent. ..."

4. The Irish National Invincibles and Their Times by Patrick Tynan (1894)
"PARNELL IN AMERICA—" shaming BRITAIN." THE agitation was now in full active work. The great meetings of O'Connell were nearly equalled by the giant meetings ..."

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