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
The twins were disbelieving, grew angry, and finally broke into tears and sobs.
From The Beggar Man by Ruby M. (Ruby Mildred) Ayres
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 Abdullah Yusuf Ali
