assuming

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK, US, Canada) IPA(key): /əˈsjuːmɪŋ/ (US, Canada, yod-dropping) IPA(key): /əˈsuːmɪŋ/ === Verb === assuming present participle and gerund of assume === Noun === assuming (plural assumings) An assumption. December 16, 1656, Thomas Burton, diary entry No positive inference can he drawn from Nayler's confession, as to his assuming the attributes of Christ, but rather a positive denial of these assumings. === Adjective === assuming (comparative more assuming, superlative most assuming) haughty; arrogant ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== assume assumptious === References === Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “assuming”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.