meditate
verb (used without object)
to engage in thought or contemplation; reflect.
meditating
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present participleof meditate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Researchers were also interested in the subjective experiences participants had while meditating.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 9, 2026
Here’s the irony: It can be stressful to start meditating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
He spends chapters meditating on trauma and fatherhood, on periods of feeling spiritually adrift, on coming to love a “majestic” faith tradition while remaining connected to the rowdy evangelicals of his childhood.
From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026
McIlroy closed his eyes - seemingly meditating rather than napping - as he sat propped against an advertising board while waiting or several minutes on the 10th tee.
From BBC ● May 16, 2026
He was there many years, thinking, meditating, singing his strange songs, listening to the birds, learning from peasant women how to heal sickness with grasses and herbs, to write amulets, to drive out evil spirits.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
