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accusing

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ac·cuse  (-kyz)
v. ac·cused, ac·cus·ing, ac·cus·es
v.tr.
1. To charge with a shortcoming or error.
2. To charge formally with a wrongdoing.
v.intr.
To make a charge of wrongdoing against another.

[Middle English acusen, from Latin accsre : ad-, ad- + causa, lawsuit.]

ac·cuser n.
ac·cusing·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.accusingaccusing - containing or expressing accusation; "an accusitive forefinger"; "black accusatory looks"; "accusive shoes and telltale trousers"- O.Henry; "his accusing glare"
inculpative, inculpatory - causing blame to be imputed to
Translations
accusing [əˈkjuːzɪŋ] ADJ [look, eyes] → acusador
in an accusing voiceen tono acusador
to point an accusing finger at sb (lit) → señalar a algn con un dedo acusador (fig) → acusar a algn
accusing [əˈkjuːzɪŋ] adj (= accusatory) [expression, tone, look] → accusateur/trice
accusing
adjanklagend; he had an accusing look on his facesein Blick klagte an
accusing [əˈkjuːzɪŋ] adj (look, tone) → accusatore/trice, d'accusa


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Dionysius also, for accusing Daphnseus and the rich, was thought worthy of being raised to a tyranny, from the confidence which the people had of his being a popular man in consequence of these enmities.
"It is you who are impudent," said Eureka, "for accusing me of such a crime when you can't prove it except by guessing.
Suddenly, when least expected, Monk drove the military party out of London, and installed himself in the city amidst the citizens, by order of the parliament; then, at the moment when the citizens were crying out against Monk -- at the moment when the soldiers themselves were accusing their leader -- Monk, finding himself certain of a majority, declared to the Rump Parliament that it must abdicate -- be dissolved -- and yield its place to a government which would not be a joke.
 
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