Distrusting
[dɪs'trʌstɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Distrust
(a.) That distrusts; suspicious; lacking confidence in.
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Examples
- I _did_ think him kind; and as to distrusting him, or his adviceor his address, I should almost as soon have thought of distrusting the Bible. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- A wife right in distrusting her husband! Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- It is unjust and cruel to accuse me of distrusting you, said Laura. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- Then, as if distrusting herself, waved her hand kindly. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Sad misgivings about what the end would be weighed upon my mind, but still distrusting myself, I told her that I would do as she wished. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
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