doubting

verbnounadjectiveattested in dialogue

//ˈdaʊtɪŋ//

A condition of doubt.

verb

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Also a form of doubtpresent participle and gerund of doubt

noun

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A condition of doubt.
A believer may be sometimes so overwhelmed with doubtings, that he may not be able to perceive an assurance in himself.
Black is night's cope; But death will not appal One who, past doubtings all Waits in unhope.
He had prepared such a fine pedestal for her, draped her in so many beautiful illusions. But if she was an elf, there was no keeping an elf on a pedestal. No sooner had he arranged her there nicely, than off she flopped in her elfish way, scattering the illusions he had attached to her, as it were, a Salome shedding her seven veils. So he fluttered between his beliefs and doubtings.

adjective

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Full of doubt; dubious.
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.

Forms

plural: doubtings
comparative: more doubting
superlative: most doubting

doubt · To be undecided about; to lack confidence in; to disbelieve,…doubted · Considered doubtful; not trusted; uncertain.doubtful · Subject to, or causing doubt.

doubting · A condition of doubt.

douche · A jet or current of water or vapour directed upon some part…douchebag · A sterile container for holding fluid used in a vaginal…Doug · A diminutive of the male given name Douglas.

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