different between damning vs reviling

English

Etymology

From Middle English dampnyng; equivalent to damn +? -ing.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?dæm??/
• Homophone: damming

Verb

damning

1. present participle of damn

Adjective

damning (comparative more damning, superlative most damning)

1. Condemning.

   damning evidence was clear for all to see

Noun

damning (plural damnings)

1. A condemnation.
   • 2003, Richard Traubner, Operetta: A Theatrical History (page 338)

     This elicited damnings from pulpit and press, and insured a healthy run.

2. An act of swearing with the word "damn".
   • 1697, Daniel Defoe, An Essay Upon Projects

     No man is believed a jot the more for all the asseverations, damnings, and swearings he makes.

Anagrams

• Dingman, manding

Swedish

Etymology

damma +? -ning

Noun

damning c

1. dusting, removal of dust (with a duster or a damp cloth)

   Vid de flesta folkskolor i Stockholm användes torrsopning för slutna fönster, en mycket ofullständig damning och skurning blott en gång i månaden.

   In most of the public schools in Stockholm, dry sweeping was used with closed windows, a much incomplete dusting and scouring only once each month.

Declension

References

• damning in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• damning in Albert Montgomery, Svensk-engelsk ordbok (1914)

English

Verb

reviling

1. present participle of revile

Noun

reviling (plural revilings)

1. reproach; abuse; vilification

   • Neither be ye afraid of their revilings.

   • 1825, Nicholas Marcellus Hentz, Tadeuskund, the Last King of the Lenape: An Historical Tale (page 205)

     The written word tells us our duty, and we ought to accomplish in solemn silence, but not with revilings and deridings of our pure, holy, and just intentions, the destruction of a race, cursed by divine judgment, […]

Anagrams

• Vierling, livering, reliving, riveling