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sermonizing

UK
/ˈsɜː.mə.naɪ.zɪŋ/
US
/ˈsɜr.mə.naɪ.zɪŋ/

Translations

sermonizingnoun
UK
/ˈsɜː.mə.naɪ.zɪŋ/
US
/ˈsɝː.mə.naɪ.zɪŋ/
sermonizingadjective
more sermonizing
Comp.
most sermonizing
Super.
UK
/ˈsɜː.mə.naɪ.zɪŋ/
US
/ˈsɜr.mə.naɪ.zɪŋ/
His sermonizing tone made the conversation uncomfortable.
Его поучительный тон сделал разговор неловким.
Synonyms
lecturing
sententious
homiletic
preachifying
pontificating
didactic
moralizing
preachy
sermonizeverb

sermonizing

Gerund

sermonized
Past Simple
sermonized
Past Participle
sermonizing
Gerund
UK
/ˈsɜː.mə.naɪz/
US
/ˈsɜr.mə.naɪz/
He tends to sermonize about the importance of honesty.
Он склонен проповедовать о важности честности.
Synonyms
deliver a sermon
advise
teach
address
exhort
preach
harangue
lecture

Definitions

sermonizingnoun
The act or practice of preaching moral lessons in a self-righteous or tedious manner.
Excessive sermonizing can alienate listeners.
sermonizingadjective
Given to making moral judgments or delivering moralistic lectures.
His sermonizing tone made the conversation feel more like a lecture than a discussion.
Moralistic or preachy in tone.
The article had a sermonizing quality that put off readers.
sermonizeverb
To deliver a sermon or religious discourse.
The pastor sermonized to the congregation about the importance of compassion.
To speak in a didactic or moralizing manner.
He tends to sermonize about the benefits of a healthy lifestyle whenever we have lunch together.
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