surmise
verb (used with object)
to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess.
were surmising
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past progressiveof surmise.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“We were surmising she was with a cult someplace,” Clough said.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 7, 2022
Agnes and Lucy heard an increasing murmur in the street; and whilst they were surmising the cause, the door opened, and, behold, the cardinal and the curate!
From The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni by Alessandro Manzoni
She passed those who were surmising what her story might be, who were telling one another what they had heard.
From Miss Lulu Bett by Zona Gale
