Construing

The journalist is construing the politician's statement as a threat.

The diplomat was tasked with construing the foreign leader's speech for his own government.

The children were having fun construing sandcastles on the beach.

The politician is construing his opponent's words to make him look bad.

The philosopher was construing the text to develop a theory.

The journalist is construing the politician's statement as a veiled threat.

The philosopher is construing the text to derive a new meaning from it.

The interpreter was responsible for construing the speaker's words in sign language for the deaf audience.

The philosopher is construing the meaning of life through his theories.