Construing

The audience is construing the actor's performance as exceptional.

The linguist spent years construing the meaning of a mysterious ancient tablet.

The baker is construing a cake with layers of cream and chocolate.

I am construing from your silence that you don't want to go out.

The audience was construing the speaker's message in different ways.

He is construing her words as a challenge to his authority.

Her construing of his words led to a misunderstanding.

The actor is having difficulty construing the motivations of his character.

The translation company was construing the foreign script for the film.