doubt
verb (used with object)
to be uncertain about; consider questionable or unlikely; hesitate to believe.
is doubting
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present progressiveof doubt (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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As I said on Match of the Day, if anyone is doubting the competitiveness of City this season, just watch that game.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
“No one is doubting the contribution that Cobi Jones has had on the Galaxy and U.S. Soccer. So I think was an easy one for us to decide on and it’s probably long overdue.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
She is in her first semester at Sinclair College here at the Ohio Reformatory for Women, and she is doubting herself.
From Slate ● Dec. 14, 2023
In faith, I believe, we agree that part of relationship is questioning, part of relationship is doubting, part of relationship is, “What am I even doing here?”
From New York Times ● Jun. 14, 2022
"She is doubting if I am Ali after all," he thought.
From The Scapegoat; a romance and a parable by Sir Hall Caine
