# blaming

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbleɪmɪŋ/ · frequency rank #8,516

## Definitions
1. The act of accusing or assigning culpability to.

## Etymology
From Middle English blamyng, blamynge, equivalent to blame + -ing.

## Easily confused with
- **bling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blaming-vs-bling)
- **blowing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blaming-vs-blowing)
- **blazing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blaming-vs-blazing)
- **booming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blaming-vs-booming)
- **braking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blaming-vs-braking)
- **boating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blaming-vs-boating)
- **bracing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blaming-vs-bracing)
- **blaring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blaming-vs-blaring)
- **blasting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blaming-vs-blasting)
- **blooming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blaming-vs-blooming)
- **bloating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blaming-vs-bloating)
- **baking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baking-vs-blaming)
- **Blaine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blaine-vs-blaming)
- **basing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/basing-vs-blaming)
- **baring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baring-vs-blaming)
- **beating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beating-vs-blaming)
- **bearing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bearing-vs-blaming)
- **beaming** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beaming-vs-blaming)
- **blacking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/blacking-vs-blaming)

## Common misspellings (11)
`balming`, `bblaming`, `blaimng`, `blamign`, `blamingg`, `blaminng`, `blamming`, `blamnig`, `bllaming`, `blmaing`, `lbaming`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/blaming