recanting

English

Verb

recanting

1. present participle and gerund of recant

Noun

recanting (plural recantings)

1. The act of one who recants; a retraction.
   • 1989, John T. Pardeck, Child Abuse and Neglect: Theory, Research, and Practice, page 170:

     Its victim focus and child centeredness, in the program's opinion, accounted for the significant numbers of client disclosures and four offender confessions and very few victim recantings.

Anagrams

• cantering, nectaring, trangenic