alibi
noun
the defense by an accused person of having been elsewhere at the time an alleged offense was committed.
alibiing
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present participleof alibi.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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The combination of televised second-guessing, N.F.L. stonewalling and coaches complaining, perhaps alibiing, has brought the striped-shirt arbiters a notoriety they would just as soon had passed them by.
From Time Magazine Archive
By now Detroit was through alibiing for '58.
From Time Magazine Archive
