# guessing

Pronunciation: say "GES-ing" /ˈɡɛsɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle and gerund of guess. — present participle and gerund of guess
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of guess. Use this -ing form for an action happening now or for the activity itself.
   - _He was guessing wildly about the test results all afternoon._
   - _Guessing the locked door's code took her nearly twenty tries._

## Noun

2. The act of making a guess; an estimate or prediction formed without certain knowledge.
   - Simple: The act of trying to find an answer when you are not sure it is right.
   - _The detective's success owed more to careful reasoning than to guessing._
   - _Her lucky guessing on the final section pulled her grade back up._

## Origin

**Meaning 2** — From Middle English gessyng or gessynge, equivalent to guess + -ing.
**Meaning 1** — From Middle English gessyng, equivalent to guess + -ing.

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