excusing

Etymology

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of excuse

noun

  1. The act of making an excuse.
    "I was fond of her," he insisted dully. "She suffered a lot on account of me." The words dropped to me through immeasurable cold space. I believe there were more explanations, excusings. 1985, Mary Hunter Austin, A Woman of Genius, page 138

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