graymail
graymail · graymails · graymailed · graymailing
To threaten exposure of state secrets in order to manipulate legal proceedingsTo threaten exposure of state secrets in order to manipulate legal proceedings.
Meaning
1 senses(US)To threaten exposure of state secrets in order to manipulate legal proceedings.
Origin
From gray + mail: in the threat sense, by analogy with blackmail.From gray + mail: in the threat sense, by analogy with blackmail.
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Forms
graymails, graymailing, graymailed, graymailed| Base form | graymail · to graymail |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | graymails |
| Present participle | graymailing |
| Past simple | graymailed |
| Past participle | graymailed |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.