accusing

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ac·cuse

(ə-kyo͞oz′)

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, ultimately (party via Old French acuser) from Latin accūsāre : ad-, ad- + causa, lawsuit; see cause.]

ac·cus′er n.

ac·cus′ing·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

cafardeur

accusante accusatorio

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

accusing

[əˈkjuːzɪŋ] adj (= accusatory) [expression, tone, look] → accusateur/trice

accusing

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

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

accusing

[əˈkjuːzɪŋ] adj (look, tone) → accusatore/trice, d'accusa

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

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It may be noted that on April 13, a mob of students, employees of Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan and some outsiders lynched Mashal Khan, a student of journalism, after accusing him of committing blasphemy.

Prime accused sent to jail on 14-day remand

Later on, the abducted girl was recovered and she recorded her statement before a magistrate accusing the kidnappers of raping him repeatedly.