Refusing has 3 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | This is way I am refusing the offer. | |
| 2. | In a sense you are right in refusing to join that club. | |
| 3. | My refusing to eat meat occasioned an inconvenience, and I was frequently chided for my singularity. | |
| 4. | She hung between refusing or accepting the invitation. | |
| 5. | Love is a sickness full of woes, All remedies refusing. | |
| 6. | Refusing linguistic injustice doesn't make you a paranoid schizophrenic. | |
| 7. | Christopher Columbus started wearing his famous hat back when he was still a schoolboy, and was often punished by his teachers for refusing to take it off in class. | |
| 8. | Our only witness is refusing to testify. | |
| 9. | Tom has been refusing to take his medicine. | |
| 10. | This patient is refusing treatment. |