stab a guess in English

Forms: stabs a guess [present, singular, third-person], stabbing a guess [participle, present], stabbed a guess [participle, past], stabbed a guess [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Apparent conflation of take a stab at and take a guess. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} stab a guess (third-person singular simple present stabs a guess, present participle stabbing a guess, simple past and past participle stabbed a guess)

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{
  "etymology_text": "Apparent conflation of take a stab at and take a guess.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "stabs a guess",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stabbing a guess",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stabbed a guess",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "stabbed a guess",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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"stab a guess" meaning in English

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