doubt
verb (used with object)
to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
has been doubting
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present perfect progressiveof doubt (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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It shows that he — the Patriots’ trusty No. 12 — has been doubting himself.
From New York Times ● May 6, 2015
My wife has been doubting you’d find it dull.
From The Locusts' Years by Fee, Mary Helen
Hester has been fearing somewhat, and she has been doubting, and it is this that may save her when the night sets in and the storm breaks over her head.
From The Kempton-Wace Letters by London, Jack
“He’ll be very glad to see you, for he has been doubting whether you would come.”
From In the Wilds of Florida A Tale of Warfare and Hunting by Davis, John Steeple
