despise
verb (used with object)
to regard with contempt, distaste, disgust, or disdain; scorn; loathe.
am despising
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present progressiveof despise (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Don't think that I am despising you, dear boy.
From The Naturewoman by Upton Sinclair
