Daresaying

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    gerund of daresay: an act of venturing to say (as the speaker believes something is likely to be the case); the action of presuming or thinking that something is probable. form-of, gerund, rare

    "A deal of good your daresaying will do me on Saturday, when old Sloper hauls me over the coals in his private office, [...]"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of daresay form-of, gerund, participle, present, rare

Synonyms

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assumethinkaccount asbe afraidbelieveconceive

Example

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"A deal of good your daresaying will do me on Saturday, when old Sloper hauls me over the coals in his private office, [...]"

Etymology

From daresay + -ing.

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