surmising
English
Verb
surmising
- present participle of surmise
Noun
surmising (plural surmisings)
- 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 […]
- a. 1758, Jonathan Edwards, Charity the Veil of Sins