ponder
verb (used without object)
to consider something deeply and thoroughly; meditate (often followed by over or upon ).
was pondering
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past progressiveof ponder.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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Because when Weston was pondering his future, conversations were happening behind the scenes.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2026
In court documents, the government said it was pondering its options and has reported parole violators to ICE’s fugitive teams for “appropriate” action.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 2, 2023
One of them, Billy Colbert, 85, was pondering his next move.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2023
To the east, in the neighborhood of Eagle Rock, Orhan Ayyuce, an architect, said that Los Angeles had become so fractured and expensive that he was pondering a move to Albuquerque.
From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2022
The Reverend Mr. Helmuth was pondering “this unmerciful enemy” as he made his way through the city.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
