Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb Present participle of suss.

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word sussing.

Examples

  • "Those are quite different and we're trying to really suss through what we think that means for us." much speculation over just what that "sussing" will result in, with expectations ranging from no full-time job cuts to one report that suggested the software maker could trim as many as

    CNET News.com 2009

  • There has been much speculation over just what that "sussing" will result in, with expectations ranging from no full-time job cuts to one report that suggested the software maker could trim as many as 17,000 workers from its 95,000-strong payroll.

    News 2009

  • The group is more effective than the individual at sussing out weak hypotheses, flawed experiments or biased observations, and one of the vital contributions of Europe's "natural philosophers" during the Enlightenment was the creation of societies to disseminate and evaluate their ideas.

    An Engine of Perpetual Revolution By Alan Hirshfeld 2011

  • And today you only need to survey the blogosphere or friends with toddlers to hear stories of 3-year-olds picking up an iPad and quickly sussing out what it's for.

    The Amazing Steve Jobs Story Jr. Holman W. Jenkins 2011

  • There wasn't a sussing-out period; I felt very comfortable right away.

    Damon's Ride to the Coens' Best Western Michelle Kung 2011

  • In her travels, she quickly learns it is used as a way of sussing out the truth of important questions and other matters.

    Archive 2009-08-01 2009

  • We become imminently attuned to sussing out who is being genuine and has something interesting to say, and is thus worth listening to, and who is full of b.s. When you blog, all it can take is one thoughtless or ill-informed post to erase any credibility that you have.

    Blogs and buzz Roger Sutton 2009

  • Smiley, the spy master charged with sussing out the mole at the highest levels of the British Secret Intelligence Service during the Cold War, was practically immortalized by actor Alec Guinness in the 1979 BBC television series.

    For 'Tinker' Update, Actor Oldman Found Clues to Playing Spy Master By Barbara Chai 2011

  • Thanks for the link, David, and thanks for sussing out some great think-pieces.

    Lots of links 2010

  • In her travels, she quickly learns it is used as a way of sussing out the truth of important questions and other matters.

    Book Review: "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman 2009

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.