Fessing

/ˈfɛs.ɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Present participle of 'fess,' meaning confessing or admitting to something.

Etymology

From the shortened form 'fess' (from confess) with the present participle suffix '-ing' added, creating the continuous aspect of the verb.

Kelly Says

The phrase 'fessing up' became so iconic in American English that it appears in countless movies, songs, and TV shows as the casual way characters admit they did something wrong.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ምስክ
mis-ki
ARالعربية
اعتراف
i-ʿti-rāf
BNবাংলা
স্বীকার করছি
swee-kaar kor-chhi
CACatalà
confessant
kon-fe-san
CSČeština
přiznat se
pri-znat se
DADansk
bekende
be-kend-te
DEDeutsch
sich bekennen
sih be-ken-nen
ELΕλληνικά
αποκαλύπτουμε
a-po-kal-yp-tou-me
ESEspañol
confesando
kon-fe-san-doh
FAفارسی
اعتراف
i-ʿti-rāf
FISuomi
myöntää
myon-taa
FRFrançais
confessant
kon-fe-san
GUGU
ગુપ્ત
gup-t
HAHA
yiyye
yee-yee
HEעברית
מתחנן
mit-cha-nan
HIहिन्दी
स्वीकार कर रहे हैं
svee-kaar kar rahe hain
HUMagyar
vallom
val-lom
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengaku
a-ng-ku
IGIG
kwe
kweh
ITItaliano
confessando
kon-fe-san-doh
JA日本語
告白している
kaku-haku-shite-iru
KKKK
айт
ait
KMKM
ប្រាប់
brap
KO한국어
고백하고 있음
go-baek-ha-go is-seum
MRMR
स्वीकार
swee-kaar
MSBahasa Melayu
mengaku
a-ng-ku
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်က
kyun-taw-ka
NLNederlands
bekenten
be-ken-ten
NONorsk
bekjenne
be-kjen-ne
PAPA
ਕਹਿੰਦੇ
ka-hin-dhe
PLPolski
przyznawać się
pri-zna-vat sie
PTPortuguês
confessando
kon-fe-san-doh
RORomână
a se mărturisi
a se mar-tu-ri-si
RUРусский
признаваться
priz-na-vat-sya
SVSvenska
bekänna
be-kan-na
SWKiswahili
kiri
ki-ri
TAதமிழ்
சொல்லுவது
sol-lu-vathu
TEతెలుగు
اعتراف
i-ʿti-rāf
THไทย
สารภาพ
sa-rap
TLTL
magtatapat
ma-gtat-a-pat
TRTürkçe
itiraf ediyor
ee-ti-raf ee-dor
UKУкраїнська
зізнаватися
zi-zna-vat-sya
URاردو
اقرار
i-qrar
VITiếng Việt
thừa nhận
thua-nhan
YOYO
gba
gba
ZH中文
承认
chuan-ren
ZUZU
ukuthi
oo-koo-thee

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