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
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
FRFrançais
confessant
kon-fe-san
HEעברית
מתחנן
mit-cha-nan
HIहिन्दी
स्वीकार कर रहे हैं
svee-kaar kar rahe hain
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengaku
a-ng-ku
ITItaliano
confessando
kon-fe-san-doh
JA日本語
告白している
kaku-haku-shite-iru
KO한국어
고백하고 있음
go-baek-ha-go is-seum
MSBahasa Melayu
mengaku
a-ng-ku
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်က
kyun-taw-ka
NLNederlands
bekenten
be-ken-ten
NONorsk
bekjenne
be-kjen-ne
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
TAதமிழ்
சொல்லுவது
sol-lu-vathu
TEతెలుగు
اعتراف
i-ʿti-rāf
TLTL
magtatapat
ma-gtat-a-pat
TRTürkçe
itiraf ediyor
ee-ti-raf ee-dor
UKУкраїнська
зізнаватися
zi-zna-vat-sya
VITiếng Việt
thừa nhận
thua-nhan