despise
verb (used with object)
to regard with contempt, distaste, disgust, or disdain; scorn; loathe.
have been despising
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present perfect progressiveof despise.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 ended, "You must have been despising me!"
From The Coast of Bohemia by William Dean Howells
May I say softly, some of us have been despising the worth of the man within.
From Quiet Talks on Service by S. D. (Samuel Dickey) Gordon
