Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

accusing

/əˈkjuːzɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.74 in modern English

Syllables: ac-cus-ing
IPA: /əˈkjuːzɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of accuse

adj

noun

Example Sentences

"For quotations using this term, see Citations:accusing."
"Both figures looked upstage at the model of a white statue which pointed down at them with the accusing finger of an Italian traffic policeman or wartime recruiting poster."
"What are these accusings and self-approbations, but a fearful looking-for of judgment, and a prophesying that verily there is a reward for the righteous — natural indications, in short, of a future state?"

Inflected Forms

more accusing (comparative) most accusing (superlative) accusings (plural)

Derived Forms

accusingly unaccusing

Synonyms

accusative accusatory accusive

Rhymes With

using losing choosing confusing refusing amusing abusing cruising bruising fusing oozing reusing

Questions

How do you pronounce accusing?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈkjuːzɪŋ/.
What does accusing mean?: present participle and gerund of accuse

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