verb
- forming an opinion or making a guess about something without having definite proof
Usage: present participle of ‘surmise’
noun
- the act of forming opinions or guesses without definite proof
Usage: gerund form
Examples
- She was surmising that he had already left for work.
- Based on the evidence, the detective was surmising the suspect’s motive.
- I’m just surmising here, but I think the meeting was cancelled.
- His surmising about the weather proved to be correct.
- The constant surmising made everyone nervous about the test results.
- Without more facts, we’re only surmising what really happened.