Definition of pondering

"pondering" in the verb sense

1. chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate

reflect deeply on a subject

"I mulled over the events of the afternoon"

"philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"

"The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"

"pondering" in the adjective sense

1. brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative

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"

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Quotations for pondering

What is the disposition which makes men rejoice in good bargains? There are few people who will not be benefited by pondering over the morals of shopping. [ Beecher ]

pondering in Scrabble®

The word pondering is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters pondering:

PONDERING
(135)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (12 words)

droning, eroding, grinned, groined, ignored, negroid, nondrip, opening, pending, pronged, redoing, rending

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word pondering

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In pondering

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pondering in Words With Friends™

The word pondering is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 17

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters pondering:

PONDERING
(207)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (12 words)

droning, eroding, grinned, groined, ignored, negroid, nondrip, opening, pending, pronged, redoing, rending

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word pondering

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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In pondering

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