fessing

ˈfɛsɪŋ
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Translation of fessing into German

Adjective

confession

RareUS
inclined to confess or admit faults
RareUS
  • She had a fessing nature, always admitting her mistakes.Sie hatte eine geständige Natur und gab immer ihre Fehler zu.
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Synonyms and analogies of fessing in English

Examples of fessing in a sentence

  • A fessing person, he never hid the truth.
fess
fɛs
Verb
tr.

admission

US
admit something reluctantly or under pressure
US
  • He had to fess up to his mistake.Er musste seinen Fehler zugeben.
Noun

heraldry

Dated
horizontal band across a shield in heraldry
Dated
  • The knight's shield bore a red fess.Das Schild des Ritters trug einen roten Balken.

Expressions with fess: examples in English and translations in German

gestehen
zugeben
She had to fess up about her real age.

Translations of "fessing" in Context ordered by category and frequency

offenherzig
geständig
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