refusing

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refusing

  • /ɹɪˈfjuːzɪŋ/

Rhymes with -uːzɪŋ

verb

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

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Closest in meaning: turn down, reject, deny, turn away, resist, defy, decline, pass up, garbage, food waste, scraps, accepting, declination, declining, denial, denied

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"refusing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/refusing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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refusing. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/refusing

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"refusing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/refusing.

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@misc{refusing_2026,
  title = {refusing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/refusing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}