surmising

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noun

The act of making surmises.

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Meanings

nounsurmising (plural surmisings)

plural surmisings

  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[…]

    a. 1758, Jonathan Edwards, Charity the Veil of Sins
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of surmise
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APA

surmising. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surmising

MLA

“surmising.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surmising. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “surmising,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/surmising.

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