"estimating" in the verb sense
1. estimate, gauge, approximate, guess, judge
judge tentatively or form an estimate of (quantities or time
"I estimate this chicken to weigh three pounds"
2. calculate, estimate, reckon, count on, figure, forecast
judge to be probable
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