Japanese

ののしる
Meaning: to abuse verbally; to curse at; to shout at
Part of Speech: Verb

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Verb inflections

Form Affirmative Negative
Present 罵る 罵らない
Polite 罵ります 罵りません
Past 罵った 罵らなかった
Polite + Past 罵りました 罵りませんでした
Te-form 罵って 罵らなくて
Potential 罵れる 罵れない
Passive 罵られる 罵られない
Causative 罵らせる 罵らせない
Causative + Passive 罵らされる 罵らされない
Imperative 罵れ 罵るな

Handwriting

罵
る

Example

He shouted abuse at the driver who cut him off.

Usage Notes

Means to shout insults or harsh criticism at someone. In classical Japanese, it also meant to be noisy or talk loudly.

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