# refusing

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɹɪˈfjuːzɪŋ/ · frequency rank #7,273

## Definitions
1. present participle and gerund of refuse

## Easily confused with
- **rousing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refusing-vs-rousing)
- **reusing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refusing-vs-reusing)
- **reducing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reducing-vs-refusing)
- **refining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refining-vs-refusing)

## Common misspellings (12)
`erfusing`, `reffusing`, `refsuing`, `refuisng`, `refusign`, `refusingg`, `refusinng`, `refusnig`, `refussing`, `reufsing`, `rfeusing`, `rrefusing`

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