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Noun: guessing ge-sing- An estimate based on little or no information
- guess, guesswork, shot, dead reckoning Verb: guess ges- Expect to be true; believe
"I guess she is angry at me for standing her up"; - think, opine, suppose, imagine, reckon, daresay [informal], dare say [informal] - Put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
"I am guessing that the price of real estate will rise again"; - venture, pretend, hazard - Form an estimate of (quantities or time)
- estimate, gauge, approximate, judge - Guess correctly; solve by guessing
"He guessed the right number of beans in the jar and won the prize"; - infer
Derived forms: guessings Type of: anticipate, approximation, calculate, cipher, compute, cypher, estimate, estimation, expect, figure [N. Amer], figure out, idea, lick [N. Amer, informal], muse, puzzle out, reckon, solve, speculate, suss [Brit, informal], suss out [Brit, informal], unriddle, work, work out Encyclopedia: Guessing Guess, George |