refusing
v.v. saying no to something that someone offers you or asks you to do. You use this when you show that you will not accept or agree to something.
v. indicating a firm unwillingness to accept, give, or do something. The present participle of 'refuse', it functions as the head of a progressive verb phrase or as a gerund.
She is refusing to answer any more questions.
The manager is refusing to sign the contract until his lawyer reviews the final terms.
By refusing to compromise on the safety standards, the lead engineer ensured that the project would remain ethical, even if it meant missing the original deadline.
The verb is transitive and typically takes a 'to'-infinitive or a direct object.
he is refusing of the offerhe is refusing the offerRefuse is a transitive verb and does not require the preposition 'of' before its object.