accusing

ac·cuse (

-ky

)

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.

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Adj.

accusing - containing or expressing accusation; "an accusitive forefinger"; "black accusatory looks"; "accusive shoes and telltale trousers"- O.Henry; "his accusing glare"

accusative, accusatory, accusive

inculpative, inculpatory - causing blame to be imputed to

Translations

accusing [əˈkjuːzɪŋ] ADJ [look, eyes] → acusador
in an accusing voice → en 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

adj → anklagend; he had an accusing look on his face → sein 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.

A Treatise on Government by Aristotle View in context

"It is you who are impudent," said Eureka, "for accusing me of such a crime when you can't prove it except by guessing.

Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context

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.

Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context

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