suspect
verb (used with object)
to believe to be guilty, false, counterfeit, undesirable, defective, bad, etc., with little or no proof.
was suspecting
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past progressiveof suspect.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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She was suspecting her husband of all kinds of unorthodox things—this has been said before.
From The Story of Charles Strange Vol. 2 (of 3) A Novel by Mrs. Henry Wood
Could it be possible that Mr. Clarke was suspecting Dan of signing that check?
From Calvary Alley by Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice
The waiter said he knew nothing about Mr. Soames, or the cheque, and the lawyer, suspecting that the waiter was suspecting him, finished his brandy-and-water and went to bed.
From The Last Chronicle of Barset by Anthony Trollope
And also she perceived that Sarah was suspecting her of being somehow in conspiracy with George Cannon.
From Hilda Lessways by Arnold Bennett
Then he understood that Mrs. Snooks was suspecting him of complicity in the plot, and his amusement came very near getting the better of his politeness.
From Peggy Raymond's Vacation or Friendly Terrace Transplanted by Harriet L.
