Doubting
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdaʊtɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Doubting is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of doubt.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of doubt.
More Meanings
- A condition of doubt.
- Full of doubt; dubious.
Example Sentences
Black is night's cope; But death will not appal One who, past doubtings all Waits in unhope.
A believer may be sometimes so overwhelmed with doubtings, that he may not be able to perceive an assurance in himself.
Had Keir been told two years ago that he would be involved in all these domesticities, he would have been more doubting than a doubting Thomas.
Critics, as the name clearly suggests, are very doubting of brand and firm behaviour, yet they appear to be more focused on being critical than on actually acting on their opinions.
Word Forms
- doubtings
Synonyms for doubting
Depending on context, synonyms include distrustful, skeptical, questioning, sceptical.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include distrustful, skeptical, sceptical, questioning, suspected, mistaking.
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