Similar words: defending, ending, tending, lending, bending, pending, mending, unending. Meaning: [ə'fendɪŋ] 
adj. offending against or breaking a law or rule.
adj. offending against or breaking a law or rule. 
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1. The book was withdrawn for the offending passages to be deleted.
2. I decided to have the offending tooth removed.
3. An advertisement will now replace the offending article.
4. He started offending at the age of 16.
5. Does prison deter criminals from offending again?
6. He ceremoniously burnt the offending documents.
7. He cannot gamble on offending his boss.
8. The offending driver received a large fine.
9. The traffic jam soon cleared once the offending vehicle had been removed.
10. Do you suppose it would be offending against good taste to wear a patterned tie with my striped shirt?
11. The offending comment was in fact a heckle from an audience member.
12. Socially, she's a disaster - she's always offending someone or picking a fight.
13. Replacement of the offending item should rectify the problem.
14. I think they were all scared of offending him.
15. She will build immunity to the offending words.
16. I don't want to risk offending your parents.
17. The offending paragraph was deleted.
18. They also tended to pulp the offending books.
19. The offending only ended when he turned 15 and could be remanded in custody.
20. As a general rule you should avoid unintentionally offending friends or potential friends,(http://sentencedict.com/offending.html) but instead flatter or compliment them.
21. She is a shrewd politician who wants to avoid offending the electorate unnecessarily.
22. Allen back-pedalled, saying that he had had no intention of offending them.
23. He apologizes for his comments and says he had no intention of offending the community.
24. Will they go ahead with their plans[sentencedict.com], even at the risk of offending the Americans?
25. I will say I honestly think, even at the risk of offending people.
26. Ms Mann is working with young offenders and trying to break cycles of offending.
27. They donned black armbands mourning the cattails and circulated petitions to have the offending drainage pipe removed.
28. Willis was a perfect choice: arrogant, authoritarian, unyielding, capable of offending and alienating anyone.
29. It has been shown that the development of pre-school provision has a very marked effect on later offending.
30. It was refreshing to hear publishers and booksellers risking offending each other.
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