disbelievingly
disbelievingly — adverb
1. with an expression, tone, or gesture that clearly communicates your refusal to a
with an expression, tone, or gesture that clearly communicates your refusal to accept a claim or situation as genuine
Mauricio stared disbelievingly at the empty parking space where his car had been parked.
stared disbelievingly at [object] — adverb before prepositional phrase
Defne shook her head disbelievingly when Jenna told her the price of the ticket.
shook [possessive] head disbelievingly — common collocation with gesture verbs
Reuben read the letter disbelievingly, then read it a second time to be sure.
Yuki stared at her phone disbelievingly as the news report kept repeating the same numbers.
Sahil listened disbelievingly to the long list of rules the guide was explaining.
- incredulously
more literary and slightly stronger in tone; often suggests shock or amazement alongside disbelief
- skeptically
implies a questioning, doubting attitude rather than outright refusal to believe
- doubtfully
milder in force; suggests uncertainty rather than firm rejection of truth
- trustingly
showing confidence and acceptance rather than doubt
- credulously
too willing to believe without good reason
文法句型
verb + disbelievingly
disbelievingly + verb phrase
用法筆記
Most commonly modifies verbs of looking, listening, or reacting — such as stare, shake one's head, laugh, listen, and read. The adverb typically appears immediately before a prepositional phrase or at the end of a clause.