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▪ I. inferring, vbl. n.|ɪnˈfɜːrɪŋ| [f. infer v. + -ing1.] The action of the vb. infer; the drawing of inferences.
1571Golding Calvin on Ps. v. 8 After the manner of inferring, in this wyse. 1827Whately Logic iv. iii. §1 (1846) 310 Reasoning comprehends Inferring and Proving. ▪ II. inˈferring, ppl. a. [f. as prec. + -ing2.] That infers, that draws inferences. Hence inˈferringly adv., in the way of inference, in an inferential sense.
1571Golding Calvin on Ps. lxxi. 17 The particle (Nam) is taken inferringly. 1890Athenæum 12 Apr. 463/2 That tendency, impulse or belief which makes man an inferring being. |