accuse
verb (used with object)
to charge with the fault, offense, or crime (usually followed byof ).
is accusing
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present progressiveof accuse (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The new lawsuit increases the number of copyrighted recordings Sony is accusing Udio of infringing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Now, Apple is accusing OpenAI of undertaking a "strategy to extract Apple's confidential information".
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Italian leader Giorgia Meloni, a onetime ally, is accusing Trump of lying.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
The European Union, for instance, is accusing the U.S.
From Barron's ● Dec. 10, 2025
No one is accusing her of being a bad person.
From "Monster" by Walter Dean Myers
