surmise
verb (used with object)
to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess.
had been surmising
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past perfect progressiveof surmise.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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Just then I heard a loud roar, and, as I had been surmising might possibly occur, out dashed a grey old lion towards the little zebra.
From In the Wilds of Africa by Alfred Pearse
