blaming
UK[ˈbleɪmɪŋ]US[ˈbleɪmɪŋ]
v
(present participle) To say or think that someone or something is responsible for something bad that has happened.
v
(present participle) To assign responsibility for a fault or wrong.
Etymology
The verb 'blame' entered Middle English from Old French blasmer, meaning "to rebuke, reprimand, or condemn." The Old French term itself derived from Late Latin blasphemāre, which meant "to reproach, revile, or blaspheme," a meaning that evolved from the earlier Ecclesiastical Latin sense. This Latin verb originated from Greek blasphēmeîn, meaning "to speak profanely or slanderously." The core semantic journey is from the ancient concept of "speaking ill" or "slandering" to the more specific modern sense of "assigning responsibility for a fault," softening from a strong accusation of wickedness to a more general attribution of cause.
Analysis
The word 'blame' is a simplex word of Germanic origin. It does not have separable morphemes in modern English that are productive for analysis. The '-ing' is a present participle suffix, not a lexical morpheme of the base word.
Examples
She is blaming the bad weather for the delay in the project.
Instead of blaming others, you should focus on finding a solution.
The report is careful in blaming systemic failures rather than any single individual.