suss
verb (used with object)
to investigate or figure out (usually followed byout ).
susses
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present tense formof suss (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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He susses out life forces rather than spiraling despair; he is tender without being sentimental, cleareyed without being cool.
From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2023
Smaller hikes from now on would also grant the Fed more flexibility, economists say, as the central bank susses out how much higher rates need to go.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 22, 2023
Epidemiologists and oncologists can be forgiven for hating that movie, in which Julia Roberts plays a concerned citizen who susses out a public health emergency.
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2013
I'm actually eager to see a return of a sharp, incisive Don who susses out human nature and uses it to his advantage in the professional realm.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2013
For the next hour we trot around with Matt as he informs relatives of Liz’s condition and susses out clues to the identity of her secret beau.
From Time ● Nov. 15, 2011
