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alleging

Sayuh-LEJ-ing/əˈlɛd͡ʒɪŋ/

2 meanings of alleging

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle of allege. Use it when someone says something is true but has not proven it yet.

    The letter alleging theft reached the manager by noon.

    Police are alleging that the driver ran the red light.

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  2. 2
    noununcountable
    A claim that someone did something wrong, made before it is proven.

    The alleging of bribery dragged on for months in the press.

    His alleging of misconduct, without any evidence, cost him friends.

    Similaraccusation

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alleging is a form of allege

allege, verb: To say that something is true or that someone did something, without showing proof. Full entry

Forms
allegealleges he/she/italleging -ing formalleged past tense, past participle
Spelling
allege → alleging: drop the e, add -ing

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