What does recanting mean?
Recanting means present participle and gerund of recant.
Recanting
Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
Meaning
present participle and gerund of recant.
Definitions by Sense
- present participle and gerund of recant
- The act of one who recants; a retraction.
Example Sentences
Its victim focus and child centeredness, in the program's opinion, accounted for the significant numbers of client disclosures and four offender confessions and very few victim recantings.
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Antonyms for recanting
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Word Forms
- recantings
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Its victim focus and child centeredness, in the program's opinion, accounted for the significant numbers of client disclosures and four offender confessions and very few victim recantings.
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