apologizing

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apologizing

adjective more apologizing · most apologizing

  1. apologetic

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of apologize

noun apologizings

  1. The act of making an apology. There were appeals and apologizings and beseechings then, but they were on the other side and he did not respond; something was frozen away inside that never unthawed in the heat of their renewed association.

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Closest in meaning: excuse, justify, rationalize, apologise, apologising, apology, groveling, apologised, apologises, apologetic, apologues, apologetically, apologies, apologetical, contrition, contrite

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@misc{apologizing_2026,
  title = {apologizing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/apologizing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}