belie
verb (used with object)
to show to be false; contradict.
are belying
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present progressiveof belie.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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But the Rangers are belying that trend, and after 13 games were on pace for 984 runs.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 21, 2012
With what curses their hearts are belying those mouths full of blessings!
From Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volume 1 by Sir Richard Francis Burton
