suspect
verb (used with object)
to believe to be guilty, false, counterfeit, undesirable, defective, bad, etc., with little or no proof.
will be suspecting
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future progressiveof suspect.future progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
Example Sentences
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“But be quick, or some of these people will be suspecting us.”
From The Heir of Kilfinnan A Tale of the Shore and Ocean by W. Herbert Holloway
No," said Dunn, "I don't think so, and I had better go now or Deede Dawson will be suspecting something.
From The Bittermeads Mystery by E. R. (Ernest Robertson) Punshon
If they attack again, and miss me from the battlements, they will be suspecting something, and will perhaps come prying to the rear.—Have you seen any soldiers, girl, on this side?
From The Roman Traitor, Vol. 2 by Henry William Herbert
