0 present participle of doubt --
1 to not feel certain or confident about something or to think that something is not probable: --
Their task was to convince doubting officials that they, too, could be counted as agents of civilizing progress.
However, there can be little doubting that undignified treatment is more likely to engender feelings of resentment in an individual than reassurance.
He begins by doubting my claims regarding economics, writing that he has "not seen any economist explicitly supporting the slogan" (pp. 13-14).
There is, however, no doubting the sincere anguish of people who have over long and productive lives cared greatly about the state of the language.
He perceives that in order to hold on to this extreme position of doubting everything, he has engaged all his mental and spiritual powers.
Indeed, confusion on this point would be grounds for doubting that a judge is competent. 64.
At first sight, there are several reasons for doubting this.
But what shall be his legacy, beyond the witticisms and all the doubting that befit the admirable liberalism of the position?