What does offending mean?
Offending means present participle and gerund of offend.
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/əˈfɛndɪŋ/ · verb
present participle and gerund of offend.
There are, besides, other corporations and individuals more or less connected in the activities of the other defendants, that are alleged to be instruments or accomplices in their activities and offendings[…]
Something in the fridge smelled terrible. The offending article was soon identified and removed.
According to Netsafe, scammers send out a bunch of emails, hoping to snag a few gullible people, but simply deleting the offending email won’t do anything to impede the con.
Use offending when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Offending means present participle and gerund of offend.
Common synonyms include offensive, violative, sinning.
Possible antonyms include unoffending.
There are, besides, other corporations and individuals more or less connected in the activities of the other defendants, that are alleged to be instruments or accomplices in their activities and offendings[…]
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