sinning 1 of 2

adjective

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as in sinful

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sinning

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verb

present participle of sin
as in trespassing
to commit an offense bless me, Father, for I have sinned

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sinning
  1. sinful
  2. trespassing
  3. impure
  4. falling
  5. wandering
Adjective
  • But it also was forged from a particular kind of alchemy that separates a sinful holiday confection from a sugar-sodden mess.
    Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024
  • While the Church teaches that homosexual acts are sinful, Francis has made efforts to make LGBTQ+ Catholics feel welcome.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024
Definition of sinful
Verb
  • Mortimer was charged in Palm Beach, Florida, in April 2016 with trespassing the home of ex-boyfriend Nico Fanjul, son of sugar baron Alex Fanjul.
    Diane J. Cho, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024
  • In January Mangione pleaded no contest to trespassing at Nu’uanu Pali Lookout, a public park in Kaneohe, Hawaii, and paid a $100 fine.
    Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of trespassing
Adjective
  • Pop entered a renaissance thanks to smart young women sharing impure thoughts.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Wad, perhaps the most abundant, is a dark-brown-to-black, very soft, earthy mineral that is commonly considered an impure hydrous oxide of manganese.
    arkansasonline.com, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
Definition of impure
Verb
  • To qualify for relief, a reporting company must have a BOI reporting deadline falling within the period beginning one day before the date the specified disaster began - as indicated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) – and ending 90 days after that date.
    Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The fall 2024 release is 11 years old (falling on the younger end of the age range for Old Fitzgerald), meaning it was distilled in the fall of 2013 and bottled in the fall of this year.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of falling
Verb
  • Flashbacks and montages of her girlhood and celebrity prime reveal fragments of her biography, but the movie mostly sifts through the singer’s insomniac and at times hallucinogenic hours wandering her palatial apartment and the streets of Paris to probe the mystery of Callas.
    Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • For the office scenes, the cast spent months at a time inside a windowless set, on a sound stage in the Bronx, wandering through a labyrinth of blinding-white Lumon hallways.
    Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of wandering
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sinners

sinning

sins

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