Both Uses of
surmise
in
Wuthering Heights
- Heathcliff is my daughter-in-law,' said Heathcliff, corroborating my surmise.†
Chpt 2 *
- Ere long, I heard the click of the latch, and Catherine flew up-stairs, breathless and wild; too excited to show gladness: indeed, by her face, you would rather have surmised an awful calamity.†
Chpt 10
Definition:
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(surmise) to conclude something is true based on incomplete evidence