speculate
verb (used without object)
to engage in thought or reflection; meditate (often followed by on, upon, or a clause).
am speculating
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present progressiveof speculate (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Again, I am speculating, but my guess is that Fiorina has seen the dynamism data and sees the beginning of a potential economic armageddon.
From US News ● Apr. 22, 2015
Frankly I am speculating as I cannot think of any other reason why Paramount and/or MGM would feel that this film needed to be kept from pre-release reviews.
From Forbes ● Jul. 25, 2014
I am speculating, and I shouldn’t do this, but that’s what I think.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 1, 2011
Of course I am speculating, not looking at hard data, so I’ll leave it to the scientists to find out for sure….
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2010
"Forest has found out in some way that I am speculating in Wall Street," she confided at length.
From Constance Dunlap by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve
