pontificating
- present participle of pontificate.
Example Sentences
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Rebecca Nagle: The part we all know is the part where Thomas Jefferson is pontificating about these enlightenment ideals.
From Slate ● Jul. 3, 2026
The White House, in response to those remarks, said Madden should “stick to pontificating about pump-and-dump fraud schemes instead of international trade,” as MarketWatch reported last year.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 25, 2026
The actor is refreshingly blasé about his process, not taken to pontificating about how he “finds” a character.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2024
Closely observed by a judging panel of previous winners including 2022’s Jon Auvil, of Dade City, Florida, contestants take turns pontificating and parading across Sloppy Joe’s stage.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 20, 2023
They hear British news reports they cannot understand; they hear a Berlin woman pontificating about the proper makeup for a cocktail party.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
