accusing
v.v. to say that someone has done something wrong or broken a law. You use this when you believe someone is guilty of a mistake or a crime.
v. to charge someone with a fault, offense, or crime. Typically requires a direct object followed by the preposition 'of'.
She is accusing him of stealing her phone.
The manager is accusing the new employee of being late three times this week without a valid reason.
While the prosecutor is accusing the defendant of premeditated fraud, the defense argues that the financial discrepancies were merely the result of administrative negligence.
Transitive verb; almost always follows the pattern 'accuse someone of something'.
They are accusing him for the mistake.They are accusing him of the mistake.The verb 'accuse' takes the preposition 'of', not 'for'.