philosophize
verb (used without object)
to speculate or theorize, usually in a superficial or imprecise manner.
was philosophizing
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past progressiveof philosophize.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Thompson was philosophizing on the meaning of life.
From Time Magazine Archive
As I was philosophizing thus, I suddenly heard something rustle on the grass below me.
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 05 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English by Various
Jim had learned on the Makon that while war and hunting might have been an Indian's business in life, his avocation was philosophizing.
From Still Jim by Honoré Morrow
When has anybody ever been governed by "the teachings of history" when he was philosophizing or legislating?
From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by William Graham Sumner
Southey needed the money: he had his own family to support, and also that of Coleridge, who was philosophizing in Germany.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers by Elbert Hubbard
