- present participle of estimate.
estimating
Example Sentences
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Even there, the population is small, with the most recent survey estimating just 140 mature individuals.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
Flying a luxury car from the Gulf typically costs about £25,000 each way, or about $34,000, he said, estimating he’s probably transported about 10 from the Middle East in the past few months.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
AB 2222 would create the largest relief plan in the U.S. to date, with the state tax board estimating it would make more than $40 million available to the state’s newsrooms annually.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 1, 2026
Asking not to be named in fear for the safety of relatives, they said mourning rituals were being held, estimating that at least 24 people had died.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Joliot’s team accomplished that task in March, estimating the yield of secondary neutrons from U-235 at about 3.5 neutrons per uranium fission.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
