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The correct spelling is accosting.
How to pronounce accosting
verb
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The correct spelling is accosting. To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request.
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Meanings
verb
- 1.To approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with a demand or request.
- 2.To join side to side; to border.
- 3.(by extension) To sail along the coast or side of.
- 4.To approach; to come up to.
- 5.To speak to first; to address; to greet.
noun
- 1.The act of physically confronting a person.
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