Meaning & use
Accusing
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Charging someone with wrongdoing or a fault, or expressing blame through words, looks, or tone.
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He shot her an accusing glance after noticing the broken vase.
The lawyer spent the trial accusing the defendant of falsifying records.
A note on using this word
Accusing functions both as the present participle of the verb 'accuse' and as an adjective describing a tone or expression that implies blame, as in 'an accusing stare.'
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