weening

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Presumption, imagination, supposition.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of ween

Word forms

weening weenings

Etymology

From Middle English wening (“supposition, opinion, presumption, doubt”), from Old English wēning (“supposition, doubt, doubtful thought”), equivalent to ween + -ing.

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