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- verb Present participle of
naysay .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of saying no to a request
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Examples
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This kind of naysaying and carping and negativity is why newspapers are in such trouble and have not innovated.
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All the Republicans can offer are whining, complaining and naysaying.
State of the Union: John King's Crib Sheet for December 20 2009
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I am tired of the sniping, naysaying, and plain out right lying.
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And it's just the sort of thing that the naysaying citizens in "Brick City" appear to resent.
'Brick City' breaks away from its solid mold Hank Stuever 2011
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And Chris Christie, who has all but sworn he won't run, could in one stroke counter all the naysaying with "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do."
Michael Sigman: Note to GOP Candidates: Stick to ABBA Songs Michael Sigman 2011
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Just a bunch of howling from craphurling naysaying lower primates.
Think Progress » Ridge Defends Napolitano From Right-Wing Attacks: The Criticisms Are ‘Misplaced’ 2010
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Remic sets out the agenda of the SFFE as, from his perspective at least, a reaction to the “constant whining and moaning and tearing down”, “the constant poison and vitriol which, I think, has been invading and escalating for a long time”, said naysaying being born of the fact that “it's much easier to destroy than create”.
Ethics and Enthusiasm Hal Duncan 2009
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Her opinion counts for sh-t, particularly on this subject and in light of the ample evidence contradicting the interpretations of the out-of-context email quotes touted by the naysaying energy industry minions.
Palin calls for Obama to boycott climate change conference 2009
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Is it just this mean, naysaying gadfly or do others see most of that feel good municipal stuff as a substitute for the lack of ability to manage the fundamental and more important city business?
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And Chris Christie, who has all but sworn he won't run, could in one stroke counter all the naysaying with "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do."
Michael Sigman: Note to GOP Candidates: Stick to ABBA Songs Michael Sigman 2011
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