muckrake

UK: /ˈmʌkˌreɪk/ US: /ˈmʌkˌreɪk/ ,(muk′rāk′)

Inflections of 'muckrake' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

muckrakes

v 3rd person singular

muckraking

v pres p

muckraked

v past

muckraked

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

muck•rake /ˈmʌkˌreɪk/   v. [no object] , -raked, -rak•ing. 

1. to search for and bring to public knowledge wrongdoing, corruption, etc., whether real or imagined, esp. in politics.

muck•rak•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

muck•rake  (muk′rāk′), v.i., -raked, -rak•ing. 

1. to search for and expose real or alleged corruption, scandal, or the like, esp. in politics.

• obsolete muck rake a rake for use on muck or dung. See muck, rake¹ 1675–85

muck′rak′er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

muckrake / ˈmʌkˌreɪk/ verb

1. (intransitive) to seek out and expose scandal, esp concerning public figures
   Also called: muckspread

ˈmuckˌraker noun

ˈmuckˌraking noun