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opining

opining is the present participle and gerund of opine.

Meaning of opine

Verb

opine (third-person singular simple present opines, present participle opining, simple past and past participle opined)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To express an opinion; to state as an opinion; to suppose, consider (that).
    • I opined that matters would soon become considerably worse.
  2. (intransitive) To give one's formal opinion (on or upon something).
    • I had to opine on the situation because I thought a different perspective was in order.
  3. (intransitive, transitive) To suppose, consider as correct, or entertain, an opinion.
    • Do you, Maister Francis, opine that ye will re-establish your father's credit by cutting your kinsman's thrapple, or getting your ain sneckit instead thereof in the College-yards of Glasgow?1817 December 31 (indicated as 1818), [Walter Scott], Rob Roy. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh: […] James Ballantyne and Co. for Archibald Constable and Co. […]; London...

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Noun

opining (plural opinings)

  1. The act of giving one's opinion.
    • Now, sailors love marvels, and love to repeat them. And from many an old shipmate I have heard various sage opinings, concerning the phenomenon in question.1849, Herman Melville, chapter 38, in Mardi: And a Voyage Thither. […], volume I, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC

Forms of opining

pluralopinings

Questions about opining

What does opining mean?
Opining means the act of giving one's opinion.
What is opining the present participle and gerund of?
Opining is the present participle and gerund of opine.
What part of speech is opining?
Opining is a noun.
What is the plural of opining?
The plural of opining is opinings.

Words near opining in the dictionary

  1. opiniatre
  2. opiniatreties
  3. opiniatrety
  4. opinici
  5. opinicus
  6. opining
  7. opinings
  8. opinio juris sive necessitatis
  9. opinion
  10. opinion bash
  11. opinion former

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