philosophize
verb (used without object)
to speculate or theorize, usually in a superficial or imprecise manner.
are philosophizing
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present progressiveof philosophize.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Right before his 19th birthday, Rosenzweig wrote in his diary: “You believe you are philosophizing but you are only writing your own biography.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
But we are philosophizing here, not buzzing about prizes.
From New York Times ● Sep. 3, 2012
You have just started to live and already you are philosophizing!
From The Man Who Was Afraid by Herman Bernstein
We are not engaged in what may be called "nice" conversation, we are philosophizing.
From Life, Letters, and Epicurean Philosophy of Ninon de L'Enclos The Celebrated Beauty of the Seventeenth Century by William Hassell Overton
But we are not writing a panegyric of man or woman: we are philosophizing a bit, and seeking to speak the truth and our mind.
From Her Royal Highness Woman by Max O'Rell
