gauging

• The King, who till then liked him well enough, considered such a proposition indecent, and, gauging or not gauging his intentions, he postponed until a later period these aspirations of Lauzun to the post of prince or sovereign CHAPTER XXIII. —  The Entire Memoirs of Madame de Montespan
• According to wisegeek. com: "Ear gauging is a practice in which ear piercings are slowly stretched to accommodate larger jewelry … The practice appears to have originated in Asia, where evidence suggests that people have been stretching ear piercings for thousands of years, and it has also been widely practiced in African and South American tribes for centuries." —  GJSentinel - Latest News Headlines
• Bob Pearson and I discussed a section of the Dell Web site established with the express purpose of listening to customers and gauging which ideas are most relevant and important to consumers. —  MarketingProfs - Smart thinking ... pass it on.
• However - gauging the level of enthusiasm and interest expressed during the forum this is sure to change. —  AFL Latest News and Broadband
• A secondary challenge was gauging which of the three shot types to use. —  Computer And Video Games

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