Opining

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of giving one's opinion.

    "Now, sailors love marvels, and love to repeat them. And from many an old shipmate I have heard various sage opinings, concerning the phenomenon in question."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of opine form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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thinkaccountaccount asadjudgeadjudicateallow

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""Why are you opining on British politics when you're American?" "Why did England just block an act of the Scottish parliament when they're English? Don't you think that's much more egregious and serious?""

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