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  • verb Present participle of defile.

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Examples

  • And then there's a more personal, if you want, reason and it is he's personally hurt by what he called the defiling of the sacred land of Arabia that is the presence of our forces there starting with the Gulf War until this very day.

    CNN Transcript Sep 15, 2001 2001

  • The glittering columns of the Hebrews might even now be perceived defiling from the mountains, and forming at the extremity of the plain.

    Chapter 12 - Part VII 1822

  • I should not like the idea of defiling your head with filth in crawling over you.

    Andivius Hedulio Adventures of a Roman Nobleman in the Days of the Empire Edward Lucas White 1900

  • Within hours of excoriating the gays in San Francisco for "defiling" his church, he was chortling with the queen of venom, Ann Coulter, on his TV show about her vile remarks that all Jews need to be "perfected," and we'd be better off without any Jews in this country.

    O'Reilly Rants At Catholic Bashers While Chortling With Coulter and Her Defaming Jews 2007

  • Let us take some of the "defiling" things enumerated by Jesus: slander with the related vice of saying evil things about one's neighbor.

    Father Cantalamessa: Ecology of the Heart Argent 2006

  • The curious signal No. 218 of 1782 for attacking the enemy's rear in succession by 'defiling' on the Elizabethan plan was also retained.

    Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 Publications Of The Navy Records Society Vol. XXIX. 1888

  • "defiling" it, so God withdraws His countenance from them.

    Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

  • "military-grade, virtually invisible, and indestructible film" which is currently adorning thousands of gadgets as it prevents bumps, scratches, and dings from "defiling" the iPad, so to speak, thanks to a lifetime guarantee.

    Ubergizmo 2010

  • "military-grade, virtually invisible, and indestructible film" which is currently adorning thousands of gadgets as it prevents bumps, scratches, and dings from "defiling" the iPad, so to speak, thanks to a lifetime guarantee.

    Ubergizmo 2010

  • "defiling" the world's second-largest religion -- they are, rather, simply taking literally the violence enshrined in the Qur'an and emulating the historical example of Muhammad himself.

    FrontPage Magazine 2009

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