| Answer | Crossword Clue |
|---|---|
| maligning | Speak about (someone) in a spitefully critical manner |
| murmured | Express one's discontent about (someone or something) in a subdued manner |
| reforms | Bring about a change in (someone) so that they no longer behave in an immoral, criminal, or self-destructive manner |
| reforming | Bring about a change in (someone) so that they no longer behave in an immoral, criminal, or self-destructive manner |
| reformed | Bring about a change in (someone) so that they no longer behave in an immoral, criminal, or self-destructive manner |
| scoffing | Speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way |
| scoffed | Speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way |
