confessing
v.v. to admit that you have done something wrong, illegal, or embarrassing. You use this when you finally tell the truth about a secret.
v. to admit or acknowledge a crime, fault, or private thought. Often used with the preposition 'to' or followed by a 'that' clause.
He is confessing to the crime right now.
After hours of questioning, the suspect is finally confessing to his role in the robbery.
The protagonist spends the final chapter confessing his deepest regrets to a stranger, seeking a sense of absolution that his own family could never provide.
The verb is often followed by the preposition 'to' plus a gerund or noun phrase, or by a 'that' clause.
He is confessing the crime to the police.He is confessing to the crime.When admitting to a specific act or crime, the verb usually requires the preposition 'to' before the noun phrase.