suspicioning

verb

present participle of suspicion, chiefly dialect
as in guessing
to form an opinion from little or no evidence no one will ever suspicion that I'm the one who pulled the prank

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for suspicioning
  1. guessing
  2. assuming
  3. thinking
  4. suspecting
  5. supposing
Verb
  • So guessing this effects the poster’s criteria of cloud cover.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Rodriguez’s presence over opposing interior offensive lineman on passing downs keeps them guessing.
    — PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of guessing
Verb
  • So, associations should avoid assuming that a seemingly minor irrigation problem presents no legal concern.
    — Christyne D. Santisteban, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
  • The May 2027 board elections would be conducted under the new system if adopted, assuming the voting districts are drawn and approved at least 120 days before the election, according to state law.
    — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of assuming
Verb
  • After the exam, Wittman explained the itinerary for the next few days, which would ultimately involve a lot of thinking about myself.
    — Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
  • This is the sort of out-of-the-box thinking the Razorbacks could use on an offense that currently ranks 115th in the country.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of thinking
Verb
  • Legal experts say that bail is rarely given where there are serious grounds for suspecting terrorism offenses.
    — Kara Fox, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026
  • From then on, maybe suspecting his daughters of foul play, Andrew kept the doors to his room locked — both the one that opened out into the stairs and the one connecting his room to Lizzie’s.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of suspecting
Verb
  • More recently, other experts have advised American farmers to go all out growing soybeans, supposing they will be needed by the Chinese or somebody.
    — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Even supposing the pledges in the 1990s documents amounted to a crime, the legal deadline for bringing mortgage fraud charges has expired.
    — Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
Definition of supposing
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“Suspicioning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suspicioning. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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