distrust
verb (used with object)
to regard with doubt or suspicion; have no trust in.
is distrusting
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present progressiveof distrust (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"It is distrusting your papa's affection to have such fancies, and it will do you harm in every way."
From Amy Herbert by Elizabeth Sewell
The King's daughter is distrusting her Father, and pitying herself, Sylvia.
From The Opened Shutters by Clara Louise Burnham
It is distrusting the Almighty to fear where is nothing to fear.
From The Green Door by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
