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suspecting

UK
/səˈspektɪŋ/
US
/səˈspɛktɪŋ/
suspecting around

Translations

suspectinggerund / present participle
UK
/səˈspektɪŋ/
US
/səˈspɛktɪŋ/
Used attributively or predicatively to describe someone who feels suspicion.
soupçonneuxSe dit d’une personne qui manifeste de la suspicion ; au féminin : soupçonneuse.
The suspecting officer watched every move the stranger made.
L’officier soupçonneux observait chacun des gestes de l’étranger.
Additional translations
méfiantEmploi plus général pour exprimer la méfiance ou la suspicion.
suspectingnoun
Gerund: the act or state of suspecting; usually uncountable.
suspicionNom abstrait courant pour l’idée de soupçonner sans preuve formelle.
His constant suspecting put a strain on their friendship.
Sa suspicion constante mettait leur amitié à rude épreuve.
Additional translations
soupçonMoins abstrait et parfois plus concret que « suspicion » ; emploi naturel selon le contexte.
suspectverb

suspecting

Gerund

suspected
Past Simple
suspected
Past Participle
suspecting
Gerund
UK
/ˈsʌspekt/
US
/ˈsʌsˌpɛkt/
suspecterAvec la construction suspecter quelqu'un de + infinitif.
The police suspect him of being involved in the robbery.
La police le suspecte d'être impliqué dans le vol.
I suspect that she knows more than she's letting on.
Je suspecte qu'elle en sait plus qu'elle ne le laisse entendre.
Synonyms
question
infer
imagine
speculate
disbelieve
doubt
mistrust

Definitions

suspectinggerund / present participle
Feeling or expressing suspicion toward someone or something.
The suspecting officer watched every move the stranger made.
suspectingnoun
The act of believing that someone is guilty or that something is wrong without definite proof.
His constant suspecting put a strain on their friendship.
suspectverb
To have an idea or impression of the existence, presence, or truth of something without certain proof.
I suspect that she knows more than she's letting on.
To believe someone to be guilty of a crime or wrongdoing without certain proof.
The police suspect him of being involved in the robbery.
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