disarm
verb (used with object)
to deprive of a weapon or weapons.
have been disarming
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present perfect progressiveof disarm.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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“I see,” Rariden said with a smile that would have been disarming, if not for the glint of white teeth when he did it.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
Murray's smile would have been disarming had she not been so used to it.
From The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon by Ridgwell Cullum
His proceedings were carried on with a frankness that should have been disarming, and that evidently did disarm Hermione and Vere, who seemed to regard the Marchesino as a very lively boy.
From A Spirit in Prison by Robert Smythe Hichens
