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detracting

detracting

English

Verb

detracting

present participle of detract

Noun

detracting ‎(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 […]