Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

offending

/əˈfɛndɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables: of-fend-ing
IPA: /əˈfɛndɪŋ/

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of offend

noun

The act of committing an offence.

adj

Responsible; to be blamed.

Example Sentences

"There are, besides, other corporations and individuals more or less connected in the activities of the other defendants, that are alleged to be instruments or accomplices in their activities and offendings[…]"
"Something in the fridge smelled terrible. The offending article was soon identified and removed."
"According to Netsafe, scammers send out a bunch of emails, hoping to snag a few gullible people, but simply deleting the offending email won’t do anything to impede the con."

Inflected Forms

offendings (plural)

Derived Forms

nonoffending unoffending

Phrases

juvenile offending

Rhymes With

spending ending never-ending sending depending defending attending pretending extending pending lending bending

Questions

How do you pronounce offending?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈfɛndɪŋ/.
What does offending mean?: present participle and gerund of offend

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