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guessing

/ˈɡɛsɪŋ/

guessing noun: the act of making a guess; estimate or prediction; foresight. Also the present participle and gerund of guess.

Noun

guessing (plural guessings)

  1. The act of making a guess; estimate or prediction; foresight.

Also used as

guessing is also the present participle and gerund of guess.

guessing meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Bengali and Telugu

guessing in Tamil

யூகிக்கிறார், யூகிக்கிறார்கள்

guessing in Urdu

اندازہ لگانا

guessing in Bengali

অনুমান

guessing in Telugu

ఊహించడం
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guessing in Malayalam
ഊഹിക്കൽ, ഊഹിക്കുന്നു
guessing in Punjabi
ਅੰਦਾਜ਼ਾ ਲਗਾਉਣਾ, ਅੰਦਾਜ਼ਾ ਲਾਉਣਾ
guessing in Gujarati
અનુમાન લગાવવું, અનુમાન લગાડવું, અનુમાન લગાવું
guessing in Odia
ଅନୁମାନ ଲଗାଉଛନ୍ତି, ଅନୁମାନ ଲଗାଉଛି
guessing in Nepali
अनुमान लगाउँदै

Forms of guessing

pluralguessings

Origin of guessing

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

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

Words formed from guessing

Phrases with guessing

Words that rhyme with guessing

Questions about guessing

What does guessing mean?
Guessing means the act of making a guess; estimate or prediction; foresight.
What is guessing in Tamil?
Guessing in Tamil is யூகிக்கிறார், யூகிக்கிறார்கள். See Guessing meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is guessing?
Guessing is a noun.
How do you pronounce guessing?
Guessing is pronounced /ˈɡɛsɪŋ/.
What is the plural of guessing?
The plural of guessing is guessings.

Words near guessing in the dictionary

  1. guessers
  2. guesses
  3. guessest
  4. guesseth
  5. guessin'
  6. guessing
  7. guessing game
  8. guessing games
  9. guessingly
  10. guessings
  11. guessive

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Adapted from Wiktionary: guessing (page history and authors); guessing (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); guessing (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); guessing (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); guessing (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); guessing (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); guessing (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); guessing (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); guessing (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); guessing (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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