Tom said Harry had lied, and Harry recriminated by saying Tom had manipulated him.
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Recriminate
//ɹɪˈkɹɪmɪneɪt//
Synonyms for "recriminate" (3 found)
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14 translations across 10 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- esittää vastasyytös verb (to accuse in return)
French
1 entries- récriminer verb (to accuse in return)
German
4 entries- Gegenbeschuldigungen erheben verb (to accuse in return)
- entgegnen verb (to accuse in return)
- gegenbeschuldigen verb (to accuse in return)
- im Gegenzug beschuldigen verb (to accuse in return)
Greek
1 entries- αντικατηγορώ verb (to accuse in return)
Hungarian
1 entries- viszontvádol verb (to accuse in return)
Macedonian
1 entries- противобвинува verb (to accuse in return)
Malayalam
1 entries- പ്രത്യാരോപണം verb (to accuse in return)
Māori
1 entries- whakawāwā verb (to accuse in return)
Polish
1 entries- obwiniać się nawzajem verb (to accuse in return)
Spanish
1 entries- recriminar verb (to accuse in return)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
It is not my business to recriminate, hoping sufficiently to clear myself in this matter.
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Besides, he might come and begin a string of abuse or complainings; I’m certain I should recriminate, and God knows where we should end!
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