No. 12,027 in Russian
злословить
To speak ill or maliciously about someone.
In a sentence
Она любит злословить обо всех своих коллегах.
She enjoys speaking maliciously about all her colleagues.
The verb 'злословить' here means to speak maliciously or to gossip meanly, showing disapproval of someone's habit.
Злословить о человеке за его спиной — это некрасиво.
It is unbecoming to speak maliciously about a person behind their back.
In this instance, 'злословить' is used in a general statement to express an ethical judgment about badmouthing.
Они начали злословить о нем, когда услышали эту новость.
They started badmouthing him when they heard this news.
Here, 'злословить' indicates that the people spoke ill about someone motivated by a specific event.
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