muckrake

(mŭk'rāk')
intr.v., -raked, -rak·ing, -rakes.
To search for and expose misconduct in public life.

[From the man with the muckrake, tool for raking muck, who cannot look up to heaven because he is so obsessed with the muck of worldly profit, in by John Bunyan.]

muckraker muck'rak'er n.

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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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