Surmising
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of making surmises.
"And not only so but mutual jealousies soon begin to prevail, and evil surmisings with regard to each other; and from evil surmisings soon springs a firm belief corresponding to these surmisings; and from this belief comes evil speaking[…]"
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of surmise form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"And not only so but mutual jealousies soon begin to prevail, and evil surmisings with regard to each other; and from evil surmisings soon springs a firm belief corresponding to these surmisings; and from this belief comes evil speaking[…]"
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