Refusing
/ɹɪˈfjuːzɪŋ/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:15 pts8 letters
Definition of Refusing
verb
- To decline (a request or demand).
"My request for a pay rise was refused."
- To decline a request or demand, forbear; to withhold permission.
"I asked the star if I could have her autograph, but she refused."
- To throw back, or cause to keep back (as the centre, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular alignment when troops are about to engage the enemy.
"to refuse the right wing while the left wing attacks"
- To disown.
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