offending 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of offendingnext
as in insulting

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offending

2 of 2

verb

present participle of offend
1
as in trespassing
to commit an offense since this is the first time you've offended, we'll let you off lightly

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2
as in outraging
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in the visitor unintentionally offended his hosts terribly by failing to compliment them on the elaborately prepared meal

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3
as in violating
to fail to keep offended conventional standards of uniformity by not adhering to the company dress code

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for offending
  1. insulting
  2. trespassing
  3. violating
  4. offensive
  5. falling
  6. breaking
  7. abusive
  8. wandering
Adjective
  • No matter, the response was swift and harsh from the often insulting and foul-mouthed Trump and other Republicans.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
  • Why reach for the insulting explanation when a rational one will do?
    Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2024
Definition of insulting
Verb
  • As for the Confederate soldiers, who were supposedly hiding out after stealing Union gold, archeologists believe they were killed by Native Americans for trespassing on sacred ground.
    Graham Averill, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2024
  • According to the body camera footage and records, the officers responded to a call made by employees of a Circle K store and gas station that another man, who was white, was trespassing.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of trespassing
Verb
  • Angel City also received a $20,000 cash fine, plus a loss of $20,000 in unfunded allocation money, in 2021 for violating the NWSL’s tampering policy regarding then-Gotham player Allie Long.
    Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Haley was acquitted of violating Nichols’ civil rights causing death, but convicted of the lesser charge of violating his civil rights causing bodily injury.
    Adrian Sainz, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of violating
Adjective
  • Her controversy began when people found some old, offensive, edgelord-y tweets of hers that are now deleted.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Houston still added a field goal, increasing its lead to 10-0. 4d ago / 5:46 PM PST Copied Share Lions answer touchdown with three-and-out Rohan Nadkarni Rough offensive start for the Lions so far.
    Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
Definition of offensive
Verb
  • To counter falling snow levels, resorts are already turning to artificial snow machines, which further contribute to climate change through their expansive use of energy.
    BYRyan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Though prices for Rolex sports watches keep falling, the smaller Rolex Day-Date has shot up in value—a full 57 percent in Auguest, according to the watch market tracker Everywatch.
    Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of falling
Verb
  • Without breaking stride, Hunter blew past four more Utah defenders and hopped into the end zone, a broken play transformed into a work of art.
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Minyvonne Burke Minyvonne Burke is a senior breaking news reporter for NBC News.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of breaking
Adjective
  • The role of Jane Chapman, the Monterey single mother and victim of rape by Kidman's character's abusive husband Perry Wright (Alexander Skarsgård), transformed Woodley from teen idol to serious actor.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 1 Nov. 2024
  • On March 22, about a month before her death, Mica Miller posted a video on Facebook offering advice to anyone who may be in an abusive relationship.
    Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of abusive
Verb
  • Downtown was where tourists were trapped and calling airlines, rental cars, and soothing panicked relatives, and where people were wandering around, joining little clusters of folks staring at their phones every four to six blocks, with hopes of getting Wi-Fi.
    Dylan Tupper Rupert, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Dazed locals wandering through streets lined with debris.
    Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of wandering
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