queering

verb

present participle of queer
1
as in shaming

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2
as in botching

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for queering
  1. shaming
  2. botching
  3. humiliating
  4. denting
  5. degrading
  6. mutilating
  7. debasing
  8. lacerating
Verb
  • Their songs confronted rape culture, body shaming and the politics of gender while making room for queerness, friendship and collective strength — subjects that, as the band now sees it, remain painfully current.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 19 Aug. 2026
  • In 2019, Moore’s eldest daughter opened up about her struggles with body shaming and low self-esteem as a teen.
    — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of shaming
Verb
  • The look was a polarizing one, leading the Spaniard to blame one of his brothers for botching the assignment.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026
  • Atlanta was out-everythinged in an 83-71 loss to the Indiana Fever on Thursday, botching a chance at a statement game.
    — Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Definition of botching
Verb
  • The Iranians are now setting the terms of this conflict and are routinely humiliating the American president.
    — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • Instead of demanding personal fealty or humiliating them to assert personal dominance, Lincoln absorbed their egos and occasional slights, elevating their talents and turning his fiercest political adversaries into his most devoted champions.
    — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 24 June 2026
Definition of humiliating
Verb
  • The detention of Brian Mundubile and Makebi Zulu on Thursday risks clouding Lusaka’s credentials as a relatively stable southern African democracy and denting investor confidence in Africa’s second-largest copper producer.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Fiberglass Fiberglass garage doors are lightweight and resistant to denting, but the surface can be more delicate than steel or aluminum.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of denting
Verb
  • For instance, excess ions fail to enter the graphite quickly enough and form performance-degrading metallic deposits on the surface (lithium plating).
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The Tate brothers built a global following, became extremely wealthy, and gained cultural and political influence by degrading and harming women.
    — Jodi Bondi Norgaard, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of degrading
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  • Guess which mowing league isn't mutilating hedgehogs?
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 June 2026
  • Tony Lee Hughes, 38, of the 600 block of Camelot Manor, is charged with Level 6 felonies of killing a domestic animal and mutilating a vertebrate animal.
    — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
Definition of mutilating
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  • Most of us would deny that any socially useful work can be or should be debasing.
    — Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026
  • Blanche is debasing himself and the law in this shameful pursuit.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
Definition of debasing
Verb
  • Two generations of viewers have now grown up consuming The Daily Show’s lacerating take on politics.
    — Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026
  • In the last year, Huston has broken his eye socket — twice — and his jaw, as well as lacerating his kidney, per posts on his social media.
    — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 28 June 2026
Definition of lacerating
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“Queering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/queering. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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