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English Dictionary: doubting by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
doubting
adj
  1. marked by or given to doubt; "a skeptical attitude"; "a skeptical listener"
    Synonym(s): doubting, questioning, skeptical, sceptical
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Doubt \Doubt\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dou[?]ted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Doubting}.] [OE. duten, douten, OF. duter, doter, douter, F.
      douter, fr. L. dubitare; akin to dubius doubtful. See
      {Dubious}.]
      1. To waver in opinion or judgment; to be in uncertainty as
            to belief respecting anything; to hesitate in belief; to
            be undecided as to the truth of the negative or the
            affirmative proposition; to b e undetermined.
  
                     Even in matters divine, concerning some things, we
                     may lawfully doubt, and suspend our judgment.
                                                                              --Hooker.
  
                     To try your love and make you doubt of mine.
                                                                              --Dryden.
  
      2. To suspect; to fear; to be apprehensive. [Obs.]
  
      Syn: To waver; vacillate; fluctuate; hesitate; demur;
               scruple; question.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Doubting \Doubt"ing\, a.
      That is uncertain; that distrusts or hesitates; having
      doubts. -- {Doubt"ing*ly}, adv.
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