disapprove
verb (used with object)
to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
were disapproving
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past progressiveof disapprove.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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The vast majority of Russians, however, were disapproving of Pussy Riot's actions.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 28, 2014
When people would clam up altogether, I knew they were disapproving.
From Salon ● Mar. 4, 2014
He was so long about it, Doodles wondered if his boots were dusty and the Doctor were disapproving them.
From Polly and the Princess by Emma C. Dowd
The schoolma'am obligingly drew skirts aside to make room for him—an inconsistent movement not at all in harmony with her eyebrows, which were disapproving.
From The Lonesome Trail and Other Stories by B. M. Bower
