'Suspecting' definitions:

Definition of 'Suspecting'

From: GCIDE
  • Suspect \Sus*pect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Suspected; p. pr. & vb. n. Suspecting.]
  • 1. To imagine to exist; to have a slight or vague opinion of the existence of, without proof, and often upon weak evidence or no evidence; to mistrust; to surmise; -- commonly used regarding something unfavorable, hurtful, or wrong; as, to suspect the presence of disease. [1913 Webster]
  • Nothing makes a man suspect much, more than to know little; and therefore men should remedy suspicion by procuring to know more. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • From her hand I could suspect no ill. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To imagine to be guilty, upon slight evidence, or without proof; as, to suspect one of equivocation. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To hold to be uncertain; to doubt; to mistrust; to distruct; as, to suspect the truth of a story. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To look up to; to respect. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: To mistrust; distrust; surmise; doubt. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'suspecting'

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