ponder
verb (used without object)
to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate (often followed by over or upon ).
is pondering
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present progressiveof ponder (3rd person singular).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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The program’s respected veteran , Lesley Stahl, is pondering her future as well amid the massive changes, according to people familiar with her thinking who were not authorized to speak publicly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2026
The owner of the Barneys brand plans to open a small-format store in Florida next year—and is pondering the reopening of the Madison Avenue location.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government covets Chinese investment to spur a struggling economy and is pondering a request from Beijing to build a controversial new embassy building in London.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2025
It’s only clear that it was written after Dec. 1976, because she is pondering how best to mother me.
From Salon ● Feb. 9, 2025
At this very moment, no doubt, she is pondering with regret decisions made in the far-off past that have now left her, deep in middle age, so alone and desolate.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
