assuming

• IPA^(key): /əˈsjuːmɪŋ/, /əˈsuːmɪŋ/

assuming

1. present participle of assume

assuming (plural assumings)

1. An assumption.
   • December 16, 1656, Thomas Burton, diary entry

     No positive inference can he drawn from Nayler's confession, as to his assuming the attributes of Christ, but rather a positive denial of these assumings.

assuming (comparative more assuming, superlative most assuming)

1. haughty; arrogant

• assume
• assumptious

• Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “assuming”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.