What part of speech is abusing?

Abusing can be categorized as a verb.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. abusing is a verb, gerund of abuse (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

What does abusing mean?

Definitions

Verb

abuse - use foul or abusive language towards; "The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket"; "The angry mother shouted at the teacher"
abuse - use wrongly or improperly or excessively; "Her husband often abuses alcohol"; "while she was pregnant, she abused drugs"
abuse - treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"
abuse - change the inherent purpose or function of something; "Don't abuse the system"; "The director of the factory misused the funds intended for the health care of his workers"

Examples of abusing

#   Sentence  
1. verb Al-Abbudi stated that "His Emminence" decided to openly support the list because "others" (obviously a reference to Allawi) have been abusing official state positions and media outlets in their campaigning.
2. verb The guild leader relegated Vince to a lesser officer because he was abusing his power.
3. verb The section chief seems to like abusing his authority.
4. verb He was arrested for abusing public funds.
5. verb You are abusing your authority.
6. verb You are abusing your power!
7. verb An undercover video shows workers allegedly abusing animals at Hybrid Turkeys.
8. verb We're not abusing the system.
9. verb Tom is abusing his authority.
10. verb Immigrants are abusing the hospitality of Europe.
11. verb Layla began abusing drugs and alcohol.
12. verb Abusing drugs can lead to impulsivity and aggression.
13. verb Abusing drugs can lead to violence.
14. verb Sami was abusing Layla.
15. verb Sami started abusing his privileges.
Sentence  
verb
Al-Abbudi stated that "His Emminence" decided to openly support the list because "others" (obviously a reference to Allawi) have been abusing official state positions and media outlets in their campaigning.
The guild leader relegated Vince to a lesser officer because he was abusing his power.
The section chief seems to like abusing his authority.
He was arrested for abusing public funds.
You are abusing your authority.
You are abusing your power!
An undercover video shows workers allegedly abusing animals at Hybrid Turkeys.
We're not abusing the system.
Tom is abusing his authority.
Immigrants are abusing the hospitality of Europe.
Layla began abusing drugs and alcohol.
Abusing drugs can lead to impulsivity and aggression.
Abusing drugs can lead to violence.
Sami was abusing Layla.
Sami started abusing his privileges.

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