sussing
present participle ofsuss
suss
verb
informaluk/sʌs/us/sʌs/[IorT]mainlyUK(alsosuss (sth) out)
torealize,understand, ordiscoversomething:
As you'veprobablysussed by now, Chrislikesfootball.
The Government has sussedthatmiddle-classparentsarebetterat gettingtheirchildreninto goodschools.
Ikeptwakingup with aheadacheand in the end I sussed what wascausingit.
[T]mainlyUK(alsosuss sb out)
tounderstandwhat someonewantsto do or what they are like:
Anybarmaidcan suss a man like himstraightaway.
Surely sherealizesthat I've sussed her?
Understanding and comprehending
- apprehend
- apprehensible
- apprehension
- astutely
- atyourfingertipsidiom
- connection
- figure
- hold
- keenness
- keepsomeoneup
- know a hawk from a handsawidiom
- know the scoreidiom
- know/see wheresomeoneis coming fromidiom
- scale
- uncomprehending
- uncomprehendingly
- understanding
- voice recognition
- wake up tosomething
- wisdom
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Analysing and evaluating
Idioms
have (got) sb sussed
have (got) sth sussed
Phrasal verbs
susssomethingout
susssomeoneout
Examplesofsussing
sussing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
But he was initially just a little shy andsussingthings out.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.While she is attempting to have a good time, she also studies psychology, so she issussingeveryone out.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In this case,sussingout that a partner has cheated on him/her (as the lyrics suggest).
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.There are numerous minor refinements, tweaks, and exceptions in the room numbering and naming, providing plenty of material for a trivia contest, or forsussingout would-be imposters.
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- race-baiting
- race-baiting
- race car
- race-car
- race car driver
- race-car-driver
- racecourse
- raced
- race discrimination
- race-discrimination
- race equality
- race-equality
- race-gender-etc-card
- racehorse
- raceme
- race meet
- race-meet
- race meeting
- race-meeting
- racemic
- race-neutral
- race-neutral
- race organizer
- racer