Construing

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.

She is construing the message as a sign of affection.

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.