suspect
verb (used with object)
to believe to be guilty, false, counterfeit, undesirable, defective, bad, etc., with little or no proof.
were 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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Fans were suspecting their own players, accusing them from the stands.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2024
"In the '60s, for the first time, Americans were suspecting the government of lying and were disagreeing with institutions on issues like birth control," Belzer wrote in "How to be a Stand-Up Comic."
From Salon ● Feb. 25, 2023
Initially, the CDC had no idea what the cells were, suspecting they could be some sort of slime mold.
From The Verge ● Nov. 4, 2015
"We expect to meet with her now finally and we hope she will convince us that what we were suspecting and what we were afraid of is not true," Hasecic said.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 18, 2010
There are times—they have been times"—she burst into tears as she spoke—"when I have fondly tried to cheat myself that we were suspecting him wrongfully.
From The Channings by Mrs. Henry Wood
