excusing

English

Verb

excusing

1. present participle and gerund of excuse

Noun

excusing (plural excusings)

1. The act of making an excuse.
   • 1985, Mary Hunter Austin, A Woman of Genius, page 138:

     "I was fond of her," he insisted dully. "She suffered a lot on account of me." The words dropped to me through immeasurable cold space. I believe there were more explanations, excusings.