despise
verb (used with object)
to regard with contempt, distaste, disgust, or disdain; scorn; loathe.
was despising
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past progressiveof despise.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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And Sophia was despising them, cruelly taking their motives to pieces, accusing them of incapacity when she herself stood a supreme proof of their capacity in, at any rate, one direction!
From The Old Wives' Tale by Arnold Bennett
By her tone he knew she was despising him.
From Sons and Lovers by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
He gave her a strong impression that he was despising her a little, and she saw him look from her to Helen as though he made comparisons.
From Moor Fires by E. H. (Emily Hilda) Young
In fact, each was despising the other for that on which the other prided himself.
From The Princess Passes by A. M. (Alice Muriel) Williamson
The doctor did not know that she was despising him, and he proceeded to pay Tommy a compliment.
From Tommy and Grizel by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
