keep guessing

kiːp ˈɡɛsɪŋ

kept guessing

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Definition of keep guessing - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

uncertaintycontinue making guesses without certainty

She didn't tell me, so I keep guessing.

conjecture

speculate

surmise

teasingwithhold information to make someone guess

He won't say, just to keep guessing.

provoke

tease

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Expressions with keep

keep going

maintain the pace or speed

He kept going at a steady pace throughout the race..

keep on

continue doing something

She decided to keep on studying despite the noise..

keep up

maintain the same speed or level

He struggled to keep up with the fast runners.

keep around

retain something or someone nearby

I keep a flashlight around in case of power outages.

keep in touch

maintain communication with someone

We promised to keep in touch after graduation.

keep one's place

not lose track of location in reading or process

Use a bookmark to keep your place in the book.

Expressions with guessing

keep someone guessing

make someone unsure what will happen next

The ending kept everyone guessing until the last minute.

keep a person guessing

make someone uncertain or unsure

His mixed signals kept me guessing about the promotion.

no prize for guessing

exp.

expression highlighting the obviousness of a statement

No prize for guessing who won the game.

no prizes for guessing

exp.

used to say something is very obvious or predictable

No prizes for guessing who won the game.

guessing game

game where players guess answers to questions or puzzles

We played a guessing game at the party to guess the host's age..

no points for guessing

exp.

used when something is very obvious or easy to see

No points for guessing who forgot their homework again!

Examples of keep guessing in a sentence

Without any hints, we just keep guessing.
She loves to keep guessing about her plans.
They keep guessing to maintain the surprise.

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French:continuer à deviner, faire deviner, ...
German:weiter raten, raten lassen, ...
Italian:continuare a indovinare, tenere sulle spine, ...
Spanish:seguir adivinando, mantener en vilo, ...
Portuguese:continuar a adivinhar, manter em suspense, ...
Chinese:继续猜测, 让人猜测, ...
Japanese:推測し続ける, 推測させる, ...
Arabic:اِسْتَمَرَّ يُخَمِّن, يُبْقِي الشَّخْصَ يُخَمِّنُ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַמְשִׁיךְ לְנַחֵשׁ, לְהַשְׁאִיר לְנַחֵשׁ, ...
Russian:продолжать гадать, держать в неведении, ...
Ukrainian:продовжувати здогадуватися, змусити здогадуватися, ...
Hindi:अटकलें लगाते रहना, अनुमान लगवाना, ...
Bengali:অনুমান করতে থাকা, অনুমান করতে বাধ্য করা, ...
Catalan:seguir fent conjectures, fer endevinar, ...
Czech:dál hádat, nechat hádat, ...
Danish:gætte videre, drille, ...
Dutch:blijven gissen, laten raden, ...
Greek:συνεχίζω να μαντεύω, κρατώ σε αγωνία, ...
Hungarian:találgatni, találgatásra késztetni, ...
Khmer:បន្តទាយ, ធ្វើឱ្យគេងឆ្ងល់, ...
Korean:계속 추측하다, 추측하게 하다, ...
Persian:به حدس زدن ادامه دادن, حدس بزنیم, ...
Polish:zgadywać, trzymać w niepewności, ...
Portuguese (BR):continuar tentando adivinhar, deixar na curiosidade, ...
Romanian:a continua să ghicești, a face să ghicească, ...
Swedish:fortsätta gissa, hålla någon gissande, ...
Thai:เดาต่อไป, ให้เดา, ...
Turkish:tahmin etmeye devam etmek, tahmin ettirmek, ...
Vietnamese:đoán mò, giữ cho đoán, ...

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