Definition of "offending" []

• Present participle of offend. (verb)

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• "But, as someone pointed out earlier, it raises awareness about the term offending these guys, which is probably the main objective behind filing the complaint."
• "Using ethnic stereotypes — whether they're intended to make positive, negative or just nonsensical points — is understood to be strictly out-of-bounds on TV sports and often results in offending announcers being suspended or even fired."
• "Nice, so soon, such an impact, and they say offending is not a good path to tread."