doubt
verb (used with object)
to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
have been doubting
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present perfect progressiveof doubt.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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“People have been doubting me my whole life,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2023
“They have been doubting us the whole season and I hope they’re now tired of doubting us.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 23, 2022
“To us, Coolidge was just another team on our schedule, but a lot of people have been doubting us,” Webster said.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 24, 2022
I used to think so too, Lucy; but I have been doubting for some time about it, and now I am quite sure that I don't want to know.
From The Dash for Khartoum A Tale of Nile Expedition by Nash, Joseph
All these years I have been doubting her while her own assurance was in the house.
From Flower of the Dusk by Reed, Myrtle
