conjecture
noun
the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof.
had been conjecturing
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past perfect progressiveof conjecture.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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She had been conjecturing how, temporarily, she could avoid distant and long drawn out engagements which her mother not infrequently accepted for herself and Suzanne outside New York, but she had not formulated a plan.
From The "Genius" by Theodore Dreiser
