"fessing up" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} fessing up
  1. present participle and gerund of fess up Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: fess up
    Sense id: en-fessing_up-en-verb-vR99Cwyo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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