belie
verb (used with object)
to show to be false; contradict.
have been belying
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present perfect progressiveof belie.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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He was on his guard directly, and said coldly, "You have been belying me to my very clerk."
From Hard Cash by Charles Reade
