Pondering

noun, verb

noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An act of rumination or cogitation.

    "Now all his ponderings, however excursive, wheeled round Isabel as their center; and back to her they came again from every excursion; and again derived some new, small germs for wonderment."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of ponder form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    deeply or seriously thoughtful wordnet

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"Tom was probably pondering something."

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