disbelieve
verb (used with object)
to have no belief in; refuse or reject belief in.
were 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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So when out-of-towners saw the “Go Lydia!” stickers at Zudy’s, they were disbelieving.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 27, 2021
The jury were disbelieving and the message sent out to the non-racing public could not have been more negative.
From The Guardian ● May 30, 2010
When the story of General Giraud's escape from Konig-stein prison was told last spring it was so fabulously like an Alfred Hitchcock cinema that most observers were disbelieving.
From Time Magazine Archive
P: The chieftains of his people, who were disbelieving, said: Lo! we surely see thee in foolishness, and lo! we deem thee of the liars.
From Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side by Ali, Abdullah Yusuf
The twins were disbelieving, grew angry, and finally broke into tears and sobs.
From The Beggar Man by Ayres, Ruby M. (Ruby Mildred)
