"doubting" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdaʊtɪŋ/ Forms: doubtings [plural]
Rhymes: -aʊtɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} doubting (plural doubtings)
  1. A condition of doubt.
    Sense id: en-doubting-en-noun-zXBO6Um6

Verb

IPA: /ˈdaʊtɪŋ/
Rhymes: -aʊtɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} doubting
  1. present participle and gerund of doubt Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: doubt
    Sense id: en-doubting-en-verb-Pte7O0-q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92

Inflected forms

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