adverb
- in a manner that expresses doubt, skepticism, or refusal to believe something
Usage: commonly used to describe how someone speaks, looks, or reacts
Examples
- She stared at him disbelievingly when he claimed he had won the lottery.
- He shook his head disbelievingly at the outrageous claim.
- The audience listened disbelievingly to the conspiracy theory.
- She laughed disbelievingly at the suggestion that she had made a mistake.
- He looked at the test results disbelievingly, unable to accept the outcome.
- The witness testified disbelievingly about what she had supposedly seen.