muckrake

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IN BRIEF: To search out dishonest acts of public officials or business people.

The reporter's job was to muckrake and then write about the findings for the newspaper.

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• Disapproval, Disrespect, and Denial - muckrake: (vb) search for and expose misconduct, esp. of officials

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See words rhyming with "muckrake."

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - snage, drive skandalejournalistik

Nederlands (Dutch)
mensen bekladden, vuilspuiten

Français (French)
v. intr. - dénicher les scandales

Deutsch (German)
v. - nur auf Sensationen aus sein

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - σκανδαλοθηρώ σε βάρος (κάποιου)
n. - σκανδαλοθηρία, λασπολογία

Italiano (Italian)
pescare nel torbido

Português (Portuguese)
v. - denunciar corrupção política (através da imprensa)
n. - pesquisa e denúncia de corrupção (f)

Русский (Russian)
расследовать махинации, грабли для навоза

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - descubrir o revelar escándalos

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - gräva fram skandaler, skriva dynga
n. - skandalspridare, dynggrep

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
探听丑闻, 揭发丑闻

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 探聽醜聞, 揭發醜聞

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 퇴비용 갈퀴, 추문

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 醜聞を暴く

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يفضح (الاسم) ناشر فضائح, مشاطه زبل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮חשף שערוריות, חיטט‬

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