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
All these years she had, without knowing that she was philosophizing, without knowing that there was a world-wide inquiry into woman’s place, been trying to find work that needed her.
From The Job An American Novel by Sinclair Lewis
Chuck was philosophizing about the value of gathering food while it was yet day, as he sat stowing away his quart of fresh raspberries.
From Buffalo Roost by F. H. Cheley
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
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
