surmising

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Verb

surmising

1. present participle and gerund of surmise

Noun

surmising (plural surmisings)

1. The act of making surmises.
   • a. 1758, Jonathan Edwards, Charity the Veil of Sins:

     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 […]