Definition of "hypothesising" [hypothesising]

• Present participle of hypothesise. (verb)

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• "If he did make rules for them, and they treated him seriously, they might be discouraged in the exercise of that liberty of hypothesising which is the condition of all originality; whilst if they paid no attention to him, he must suffer some loss of dignity."
• "And now there's an entirely predictable storm of protest; predictable, apparently, to everyone except the EastEnders production team, who seem to have failed to anticipate the sheer size of the furore – which is odd, since their job largely consists of hypothesising about all the different ways in which people can unwittingly stumble their way to an acrimonious row."
• "There should be a ban on sex being discussed or made reference to except in instances where actual sex took place, an end to the hypothesising of sexiness, especially where inanimate objects ("Sexy fridge!") and the previously incarcerated ("Foxy Knoxy!") are concerned."