meditate
verb (used without object)
to engage in thought or contemplation; reflect.
meditatively
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a word derived from
meditate.
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a word derived from
meditative.
Example Sentences
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“Heaven” ends with each dancer slowly and meditatively walking around their own spotlit circles, pondering and waiting.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 8, 2021
One area had been turned into a ceramics studio with three kilns, where a team of potters worked meditatively.
From New York Times ● Apr. 9, 2021
Beside a gazebo, Step Afrika! founder C. Brian Williams blinks, while Yoko K. Sen, a sound alchemist and electronic musician, gazes meditatively from atop a hill.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 13, 2020
They gathered in a huddle and breathed meditatively.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 7, 2019
“They say, of course, there must be discipline,” ventures Kropp meditatively.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
