- muck|rak|ing
- muck|rak|ing «MUHK RAY kihng», noun.the writings of muckrakers to expose social and political evils, especially in the early 1900's.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
muck|rak|ing
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muck|rake — «MUHK RAYK», verb, raked, rak|ing, noun. –v.i. to hunt for and expose corruption, especially in big business, government bureaus, or prominent individuals. –n. a rake for scraping and piling muck or dung: »The men with the muckrakes are often… … Useful english dictionary
rak — an·o·rak; da·rak; muck·rak·er; rak·er; rak·ery; rak·ing·ly; rak·ish·ly; rak·ish·ness; rak·sha·sa; ti·rak; yu·rak; rak·ish; ar·rak; … English syllables
muckraking — muck|rak|ing [ˈmʌk reıkıŋ] n [U] the practice of telling or writing unpleasant and perhaps untrue stories about people s private lives, especially famous people ▪ Two of the candidates complained of unfair muckraking during the election campaign … Dictionary of contemporary English
muckraking — muck|rak|ing [ mʌk,reıkıŋ ] noun uncount the practice of looking for and publishing evidence that a famous person has done something wrong … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
muckrake — muck•rake [[t]ˈmʌkˌreɪk[/t]] v. i. raked, rak•ing to search for and expose corruption, scandal, or the like, esp. in politics • Etymology: amer.; popularized by T. Roosevelt in 1906, in a speech alluding to the Man with the Muckrake in Bunyan s… … From formal English to slang
er — er·i·an·thus; er·ic; er·i·ca; er·i·ca·ce·ae; er·i·cad; er·i·ca·les; er·i·ce·tal; er·i·ce·tic·o·lous; er·i·coid; er·i·co·phyte; erig·er·on; er·i·glos·sa; er·ik·ite; er·i·na·ceous; er·i·na·ceus; er·in·ite; er·i·nose; er·i·o·bot·rya;… … English syllables
ish — ish·er·wood; ish·kash·mi; ish·kyl·dite; ish·ma·el; ish·ma·el·ite; ish·ma·el·it·ish; ish·ma·el·it·ish; is·land·ish; ivory tower·ish; jad·ish; jew·ish·ness; jin·go·ish; kent·ish; kent·ish·man; kick·ish; kit·ten·ish; knav·ish; knav·ish·ly;… … English syllables
