Construing

His construing of her actions as malicious was unfounded.

The therapist is construing the patient's behavior to diagnose a disorder.

The psychologist was construing the patient's behavior to make a diagnosis.

The children were having fun construing sandcastles on the beach.

She is construing her dreams to gain insight into her subconscious mind.

The linguist was construing the tribal dialect for the anthropologists.

The psychologist is skilled at construing people's body language to understand their thoughts.

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