disbelieve
verb (used with object)
to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in.
was disbelieving
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past progressiveof disbelieve.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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Long-time resident Celestina Comotti was disbelieving as a staff member read aloud a Christmas greeting from a family peering at her expectantly over a video call.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 24, 2020
Hagrid shook his head; his expression was disbelieving but sympathetic, and Harry knew that Hagrid thought he had sustained a blow to the head, that he was confused, perhaps by the aftereffects of a jinx....
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
