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incriminating

incriminating adjective: causing, showing, or proving that one is guilty of wrongdoing. Also the present participle and gerund of incriminate.

Adjective

incriminating (comparative more incriminating, superlative most incriminating)

  1. Causing, showing, or proving that one is guilty of wrongdoing.
    • Pridger had been burning books and other incriminating matter now for half an hour.1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries

Also used as

incriminating is also the present participle and gerund of incriminate.

Forms of incriminating

comparativemore incriminating
superlativemost incriminating

Origin of incriminating

From incriminate + -ing.

Words formed from incriminating

Questions about incriminating

What does incriminating mean?
Incriminating means causing, showing, or proving that one is guilty of wrongdoing.
What part of speech is incriminating?
Incriminating is an adjective.

Words near incriminating in the dictionary

  1. incretion
  2. incretions
  3. incriminate
  4. incriminated
  5. incriminates
  6. incriminating
  7. incrimination
  8. incriminations
  9. incriminator
  10. incriminators
  11. incriminatory

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