Definition of degrading

"degrading" in the verb sense

1. degrade

reduce the level of land, as by erosion

2. take down, degrade, disgrace, demean, put down

reduce in worth or character, usually verbally

"She tends to put down younger women colleagues"

"His critics took him down after the lecture"

3. degrade, cheapen

lower the grade of something reduce its worth

"degrading" in the adjective sense

1. corrupting, degrading

harmful to the mind or morals

"corrupt judges and their corrupting influence"

"the vicious and degrading cult of violence"

2. debasing, degrading

used of conduct characterized by dishonor

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Quotations for degrading

The doctrines of grace humble man without degrading him and exalt him without inflating him. [ Charles Hodge ]

Just to be good, to keep life pure from degrading elements, to make it constantly helpful in little ways to those who are touched by it, to keep one's spirit always sweet and avoid all manner of petty anger and irritability, - that is an ideal as noble as it is difficult. [ Edward Howard Griggs ]

degrading in Scrabble®

The word degrading is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters degrading:

DEGRADING
(135)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (9 words)

dandier, deraign, dragged, drained, gearing, grading, grained, grinded, reading

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word degrading

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In degrading

DEGRADING
(135)
DEGRADING
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DRAGGED
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GRINDED
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READING
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DEGRADING
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degrading in Words With Friends™

The word degrading is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 16

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters degrading:

DEGRADING
(198)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (9 words)

dandier, deraign, dragged, drained, gearing, grading, grained, grinded, reading

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word degrading

DEGRADING
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In degrading

DEGRADING
(198)
DEGRADING
(120)
DEGRADING
(108)
DRAGGED
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Words containing the sequence degrading

Words that start with degrading (3 words)

Words with degrading in them (1 word)

Words that end with degrading (5 words)

Word Growth involving degrading

Shorter words in degrading

ad grading

in din ding grading

Longer words containing degrading

autodegrading

biodegrading

degradingly

degradingness

photodegrading

undegrading