pondering

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pondering - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Ponder \Pon"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pondered; p. pr. & vb.
     n. Pondering.] [L. ponderare, fr. pondus, ponderis, a
     weight, fr. pendere to weigh: cf. F. pond['e]rer. See
     Pendant, and cf. Pound a weight.]
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     1. To weigh. [Obs.]
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     2. To weigh in the mind; to view with deliberation; to
        examine carefully; to consider attentively.
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              Ponder the path of thy feet.          --Prov. iv.
                                                    26.
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     Syn: To Ponder, Consider, Muse.
  
     Usage: To consider means to view or contemplate with fixed
            thought. To ponder is to dwell upon with long and
            anxious attention, with a view to some practical
            result or decision. To muse is simply to think upon
            continuously with no definite object, or for the
            pleasure it gives. We consider any subject which is
            fairly brought before us; we ponder a concern
            involving great interests; we muse on the events of
            childhood.
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  Pondering \Pon"der*ing\, a.
     Deliberating. -- Pon"der*ing*ly, adv.
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pondering - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  pondering
      adj 1: deeply or seriously thoughtful; "Byron lives on not only
             in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic
             hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man";
             [syn: brooding, broody, contemplative,
             meditative, musing, pensive, pondering,
             reflective, ruminative]