"reflecting" in the verb sense
1. reflect
manifest or bring back
"This action reflects his true beliefs"
2. 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"
3. reflect, reverberate
to throw or bend back (from a surface
"Sound is reflected well in this auditorium"
4. reflect, shine
be bright by reflecting or casting light
"Drive carefully
5. reflect
show an image of
"her sunglasses reflected his image"
6. reflect
give evidence of a certain behavior
"His lack of interest in the project reflects badly on him"
7. reflect
give evidence of the quality of
"The mess in his dorm room reflects on the student"
"reflecting" in the adjective sense
1. reflecting
causing reflection or having a device that reflects
"a reflecting microscope"
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