detest
verb (used with object)
to feel abhorrence of; hate; dislike intensely.
are detesting
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present progressiveof detest.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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Bad persons may sometimes be so related as to show each other only their good qualities, and be happy friends, while all around are detesting them.
From The Friendships of Women by William Rounseville Alger
"I suppose you are detesting me with all your might," he remarked as they seated themselves.
From The Happy Adventurers by Lydia Miller Middleton
