ponder
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
Origin of ponder
Synonyms for ponder
Related Words for pondering
consider, mull, contemplate, evaluate, deliberate, reflect, examine, weigh, speculate, brood, cerebrate, figure, daydream, debate, study, mind, moon, muse, excogitate, revolveExamples from the Web for pondering
Contemporary Examples of pondering
He prefers to create and leave the pondering for others to do.
That evening I took my usual walk in Washington Park, pondering over the occurrences of the day.
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February 20, 2014
Secretary of State John Kerry pondering U.S. push for independence of South South Sudan and South South South Sudan.
These oddball questions will have you pondering life, luck, and pizza delivery men.
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I sat on the steps leading to Damascus gate which leads to the Muslim Quarter pondering the events I had just missed.
Historical Examples of pondering
She had been pondering over this proposal when Martin interrupted her.
DustMr. and Mrs. Haldeman-Julius
He broke a roll and munched it gloomily, pondering this revelation.
The Fortune HunterLouis Joseph Vance
But I could see that he was not listening only: he was pondering and reasoning upon what I told him.
Henry DunbarM. E. Braddon
He kept his face downwards and aside, as if he were pondering and coming to no conclusion.
Wilfrid CumbermedeGeorge MacDonald
He rode on down the track, pondering upon all that must have occurred to him.
The Law-BreakersRidgwell Cullum