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Vocabulary Entry
moralizing
|adjective • noun • verb
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A
adjective
expressing moral judgments or giving advice about right and wrong, often in a preachy way
Example Sentences
"Her moralizing tone annoyed the class."
"He gave a moralizing speech about honesty."
"The article had a moralizing message."
N
noun
the act of making moral judgments or speaking in a preachy way about right and wrong
Example Sentences
"His moralizing was hard to listen to."
"The essay contains a lot of moralizing."
"She disliked the moralizing in the sermon."
V
verb
present participle of moralize: to talk or write in a preachy moral way
Example Sentences
"Stop moralizing and give me advice."
"They spent the meeting moralizing about behavior."
"He was moralizing about modern society."