"guessing" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɛsɪŋ/ Forms: guessings [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English gessyng, gessynge, equivalent to guess + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|gessyng}} Middle English gessyng, {{suffix|en|guess|ing}} guess + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} guessing (plural guessings)
  1. The act of making a guess; estimate or prediction; foresight.
    Sense id: en-guessing-en-noun-E6jCUjPi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈɡɛsɪŋ/
Etymology: From Middle English gessyng, equivalent to guess + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|gessyng}} Middle English gessyng, {{suffix|en|guess|ing}} guess + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} guessing
  1. present participle and gerund of guess Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: guess Derived forms: guessing game
    Sense id: en-guessing-en-verb-AkFiJjPs
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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