guessing

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɛsɪŋ/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛsɪŋ

Etymology 1

From Middle English gessyng, gessynge, equivalent to guess +‎ -ing.

Noun

guessing (plural guessings)

  1. The act of making a guess; estimate or prediction; foresight.
    • 1897, Thomas Carlyle, Frederick the Great, page 343:
      one's anxious guessings and scrutinizings

Etymology 2

From Middle English gessyng, equivalent to guess +‎ -ing.

Verb

guessing

  1. present participle and gerund of guess
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