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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When he isn’t being interrogated, he spends several hours a day meditating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
Along with muscle-relaxing injections, Ella says she is also meditating to try to reduce her anxiety and free herself from the tension she regularly carries.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
"We're not saying it's all about just being spiritual and sitting under a tree and meditating," said Bovarnick.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 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
Tjaden has been meditating for hours what to say to him.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
