suing

/ˈsuːɪŋ/

verbsu · ing

Think: "SUE + ING"—you’re SUE-ing someone (taking them to court).

Yes, it's suing. Keep the silent final E in the base word sue when adding -ing: drop the E and add -ing → suing (not *sueing*).

Definition

  1. verbpresent participle of sue; taking legal action against someone in a court of law.

Examples

  • She is suing the company for unpaid wages.
  • They are suing their neighbor over the property line dispute.
  • He worried that suing would take years and cost a lot of money.

Synonyms

litigatingprosecutingbringing a lawsuittaking legal actionfiling suit

Antonyms

settlingwithdrawing

Translations

ES demandandoPT processandoFR poursuivant (en justice)

Common misspellings

sueingsuiengsuuingsuinggsuwngsueinggsuïngsuing

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