All 5 Uses of
speculate
in
Angels & Demons
- Outside the walls of the chapel, of course, the media watched and waited, speculating as to which of the cardinals would become the ruler of one billion Catholics worldwide.
Chpt 33-34speculating = guessing and theorizing
- Or at least that had been his speculation.
Chpt 33-34 *speculation = guess or theory
- -lights in the basilica and museums are extinguished leaving speculation-
Chpt 81-82speculation = guesses
- Illuminati murders of two cardinals …. satanic presence in Rome …. speculation about further infiltration ….
Chpt 89-90speculation = theories
- How he got there is still speculation, although a spokesman from Hospital Tiberina claims that Mr. Langdon fell out of the sky into the Tiber River shortly after midnight, was treated, and released.
Chpt 135-136speculation = a guess with uncertainty
Definition:
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(speculate as in: don't know, but I'll speculate) to think about, wonder, guess or theorize with much uncertainty