Construing

The company is construing a new building to accommodate their growing workforce.

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.

He was construing the map to find the shortest route to his destination.

Construing a bridge across the river was a challenging task for the engineers.

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.