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PRONUNCIATION OF PILLORIED

pilloried  [ˈpɪlərɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PILLORIED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pilloried is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb pilloried in English.

WHAT DOES PILLORIED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

pilloried

Pillory

The pillory was a device made of a wooden or metal framework erected on a post, with holes for securing the head and hands, formerly used for punishment by public humiliation and often further physical abuse, sometimes lethal. The pillory is related to the stocks. The word is documented in English since 1274, and stems from Old French pellori, itself from medieval Latin pilloria, of uncertain origin, perhaps a diminutive of Latin pila "pillar, stone barrier."...

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PILLORIED

PRESENT

Present
I pillory
you pillory
he/she/it pillories
we pillory
you pillory
they pillory
Present continuous
I am pillorying
you are pillorying
he/she/it is pillorying
we are pillorying
you are pillorying
they are pillorying
Present perfect
I have pilloried
you have pilloried
he/she/it has pilloried
we have pilloried
you have pilloried
they have pilloried
Present perfect continuous
I have been pillorying
you have been pillorying
he/she/it has been pillorying
we have been pillorying
you have been pillorying
they have been pillorying
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I pilloried
you pilloried
he/she/it pilloried
we pilloried
you pilloried
they pilloried
Past continuous
I was pillorying
you were pillorying
he/she/it was pillorying
we were pillorying
you were pillorying
they were pillorying
Past perfect
I had pilloried
you had pilloried
he/she/it had pilloried
we had pilloried
you had pilloried
they had pilloried
Past perfect continuous
I had been pillorying
you had been pillorying
he/she/it had been pillorying
we had been pillorying
you had been pillorying
they had been pillorying
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will pillory
you will pillory
he/she/it will pillory
we will pillory
you will pillory
they will pillory
Future continuous
I will be pillorying
you will be pillorying
he/she/it will be pillorying
we will be pillorying
you will be pillorying
they will be pillorying
Future perfect
I will have pilloried
you will have pilloried
he/she/it will have pilloried
we will have pilloried
you will have pilloried
they will have pilloried
Future perfect continuous
I will have been pillorying
you will have been pillorying
he/she/it will have been pillorying
we will have been pillorying
you will have been pillorying
they will have been pillorying
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would pilloried
you would pilloried
he/she/it would pilloried
we would pilloried
you would pilloried
they would pilloried
Conditional continuous
I would be pillorying
you would be pillorying
he/she/it would be pillorying
we would be pillorying
you would be pillorying
they would be pillorying
Conditional perfect
I would have pilloried
you would have pilloried
he/she/it would have pilloried
we would have pilloried
you would have pilloried
they would have pilloried
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been pillorying
you would have been pillorying
he/she/it would have been pillorying
we would have been pillorying
you would have been pillorying
they would have been pillorying
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you pillory
we let´s pillory
you pillory
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to pillory
Past participle
pilloried
Present Participle
pillorying
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PILLORIED


acarid
ˈækərɪd
ascarid
ˈæskərɪd
asterid
ˈæstərɪd
epeirid
ɛˈpaɪərɪd
ephemerid
ɪˈfɛmərɪd
eurypterid
jʊˈrɪptərɪd
galleried
ˈɡælərɪd
leporid
ˈlɛpərɪd
liveried
ˈlɪvərɪd
lurid
ˈlʊərɪd
nectaried
ˈnektərɪd
salaried
ˈsælərɪd
sigillarid
sɪˈdʒɪlərɪd
stellerid
ˈstɛlərɪd
traceried
ˈtreɪsərɪd
unsalaried
ʌnˈsælərɪd
unvaried
ʌnˈvɛərɪd
unwearied
ʌnˈwɪərɪd
varied
ˈvɛərɪd
wearied
ˈwɪərɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PILLORIED

pillicock
pillie
pillion
pillion passenger
pillionist
pilliwinks
pillock
pillories
pillorize
pillory
pillow
pillow block
pillow fight
pillow lace
pillow lava
pillow sham
pillow talk
pillowcase
pillowslip
pillowy

WORDS THAT END LIKE PILLORIED

buried
carried
clearstoried
clerestoried
cried
deep-fried
dried
fried
gloried
historied
hurried
inventoried
married
queried
Siegfried
storied
sun-dried
tried
unmarried
worried

Synonyms and antonyms of pilloried in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PILLORIED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «pilloried» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of pilloried

Translation of «pilloried» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PILLORIED

Find out the translation of pilloried to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pilloried from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pilloried» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

嘲笑
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

puesto en la picota
570 millions of speakers

English

pilloried
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pilloried
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سخر منه
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

позорному столбу
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ridicularizado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pilloried
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pilori
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dibunuh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

an den Pranger gestellt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

pilloried
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

조롱
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dikalahake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pilloried
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pilloried
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सडलेली
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pilloried
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

messo alla gogna
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pod pręgierzem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ганебного стовпа
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pus la stâlpul infamiei
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διαπόμπευση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

schandpaal verbrysel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pilloried
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pilloried
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pilloried

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PILLORIED»

The term «pilloried» is normally little used and occupies the 123.243 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PILLORIED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pilloried

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PILLORIED»

Discover the use of pilloried in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pilloried and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Crime and Punishment in Eighteenth-century England
When the crowd was indignant at the person(s) pilloried, the prisoners were in grave danger of their lives. Thomas Lyell and Lawrence Sydney were pelted with sticks and stones until bloody in 1742. Their crime was to have made £4,00(1 by  ...
Frank McLynn, 1989
2
Whores and Highwaymen: Crime and Justice in the ...
Thus, in 1703, William Fuller was pilloried at three separate Metropolitan locations.151 Popular hostility was an implicit part of the punishment. Although the pillory was usually guarded by a considerable force of watchmen and constables, ...
Gregory J. Durston, 2012
3
Collections of My Best and Most-Hated, ''a Cup O' Kapeng ...
I don't know if the Palins own a family pet dog, but I bet ya, if they do, Obama's media lapdogs would have pilloried the family dog, too. For Palin bashers, critics and detractors (nag-kukumpulan sa dami, like crabs and cockroaches in a bucket ), ...
Jesse Jose, 2013
4
Vocabulary Building for a Masters Degree
Even thoughhe was mocked and pilloried, he maintained that he was correct inhisbeliefs. • Pillory (vb) • Pilloried • Pillorying • : tosetinapillory(a wooden frame for public punishment having holes in which head and hands can be locked).
Idoniboye B. Bagshaw, 2014
5
Journals of the House of Lords
124- a. 125 a. --18-19Jac. 1. Edward Floud for Misdemeanors, &c. vide FLouI>, EDWARD. 18-19 Jac. 1. Blunt to be imprisoned and pilloried, for counterfeiting Lord Stafi'ord's Seal to a written Protection, vide STAFFORD, Loan. -—— 18-19 Jac.
Great Britain House of Lords, 1509
6
The Parliamentary Debates from the Year 1803 to the Present Time
He had been' put in the pillory for a very serious offence, that of endeavouring to throw contempt and ridicule on the fundamental principles of the Christian religion; and as an example to the prisoners, e_presumed, he was pilloried opposite to ...
Great Britain. Parliament, 1815
7
Positively False: Exposing the Myths Around HIV and AIDS
Pilloried. in. Public. Whenever any of our team was invited to speak in public about our programmes, we set out with well-rehearsed scientific arguments and high hopes that we might get a good hearing. We were always disappointed. But we ...
Joan Shenton, 1998
8
The Theatrical Public Sphere
Openings. and. closures: Puritans. and. the. pilloried. stage. Violence and scurrility are part of the pamphlet tradition, and up to a point press censorship favours them. (George Orwell)1 Historians of Puritanism sit in Plato's cave, describing not ...
Christopher B. Balme, 2014
9
Parliamentary Debates: Official Report : ... Session of the ...
He had been put in the pillory for a very serious offence, that of endeavouring to throw contempt and ridicule on the fundamental principles of the Christian religion ; and as an example to the prisoners, he presumed, he was pilloried opposite ...
Thomas C. Hansard, 1815
10
the parlimentary debates
He had been put in the pillory for a very serious offence, that of endeavouring to throw contempt and ridicule on the fundamental principles of the Christian religion; and as an example to the prisoners, Iit- presumed, he was pilloried opposite to ...
‎1815

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PILLORIED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pilloried is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton and the Authenticity Trap
After all, when they do let down their guards, they're often pilloried for their gaffes. Everyone knows the long roster of Hollywood portrayals, from ... «Politico, Jul 15»
2
Starbucks Pairs With Lyft for Shared Rides and Values
The car-sharing site has been pilloried relentlessly for how its workers have been treated, and has been banned from some municipalities in ... «Triple Pundit, Jul 15»
3
'Hope I get my way: four Full Members having to qualify for the World …
He has been widely praised for his work in the first role; almost as widely pilloried for his choices in the second. He was mentioned in, but not ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jul 15»
4
Editorial: Uber is changing more than just transportation
The result is what is happening in St. Louis, where the Metropolitan Taxicab Commission is being pilloried as protectionist and out of touch with ... «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»
5
An Olympic bid comes with our list of demands for Toronto: Arthur
CBC had to expand its television coverage, and was pilloried for not anticipating the demand. (If only their budget hadn't been eviscerated by ... «Toronto Star, Jul 15»
6
Why are we treating Mo Farah and Chris Froome as 'guilty until …
The lack of evidence here I would suggest is overwhelming and yet Chris Froome has been pilloried in the French press. Why? Frustration on ... «The News Hub, Jul 15»
7
2% defence spending target will be met thanks to combination of …
If, even after such an effort, the Alliance's leading European military spender had ended up being pilloried for having fallen just below the 2 per ... «RUSI Analysis, Jul 15»
8
Katie Hopkins... A woman running towards hatred
She did seem very different from the people I had met, who had been pilloried across social media for some bad joke, and been crushed. «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
9
The Death of Satire
Daniel Defoe was pilloried and imprisoned for his satire. Jonathan Swift scored devastating points against British imperialism with satire. «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
10
Road Hazard: How the 'Embarrassing' Gas Tax Impasse Explains …
The lesson was no less clear to Clinton's successor, whose father had been pilloried among Republicans for the 1990 increase. Schwartz says ... «Long Island Press, Jul 15»

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