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inveigh
(redirected from inveighing)

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in·veigh  (n-v)
intr.v. in·veighed, in·veigh·ing, in·veighs
To give vent to angry disapproval; protest vehemently.

[Latin inveh, to attack with words, inveigh against, passive of invehere, to carry in : in-, in; see in-2 + vehere, to carry; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]

in·veigher n.

inveigh [ɪnˈveɪ]
vb
(intr; foll by against) to speak with violent or invective language; rail
[from Latin invehī, literally: to be carried in, hence, assail physically or verbally, from in-2 + vehī to be carried, ride]
inveigher  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.inveigh - complain bitterly
kvetch, plain, quetch, complain, sound off, kick - express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; "My mother complains all day"; "She has a lot to kick about"
2.inveigh - speak against in an impassioned manner; "he declaimed against the wasteful ways of modern society"
protest - utter words of protest
Translations
inveigh [ɪnˈveɪ] VI to inveigh againstvituperar, lanzar invectivas contra
inveigh
vi to inveigh against somebody/something (liter)jdn/etw schmähen (liter), → sich in Schimpfreden gegen jdn/etw ergehen (geh)
inveigh [ɪnˈveɪ] vi to inveigh against (frm) → inveire contro


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