Definition of Pondering

1. Adjective. 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"


Definition of Pondering

1. a. Deliberating.

Definition of Pondering

1. Verb. (present participle of ponder) ¹

2. Noun. Ruminations. ¹

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Definition of Pondering

1. ponder [v] - See also: ponder

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Literary usage of Pondering

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of Thomas Carlyle: (complete). by Thomas Carlyle (1897)
"Sir Jonas Hanway stalks across the Scene, too; in a pondering and observing manner. Of the then very famous " Berlin Carrousel of 1750 " we propose to say ..."

2. History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, called Frederick the Great: in ten vol by Thomas Carlyle (1864)
"Sir Jonas Hanway stalks across the Scene, too; in a pondering and observing Manner. Of the then very famous 'Berlin Carrousel of 1750' we propose to say ..."

3. History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, called Frederick the Great by Thomas Carlyle (1864)
"... stalks across the Scene, too; in a pondering and observing Manner. Of the then very famous ' Berlin Carrousel of 1750' we propose to say little; ..."

4. History of Friedrich II of Prussia, Called Frederick the Great by Thomas Carlyle (1864)
"Sir Jonas Hanway stalks across the Scene, too; in a pondering and observing Manner. Of the then very famous "Berlin Carrousel of 1750" we propose to say ..."

5. The Yoga-system of Patañjali: Or, The Ancient Hindu Doctrine of by Patañjali, Vyāsa, Vācaspatimiśra (1914)
"But this pondering ceases for one who sees the distinction [between the sattva and the ... For this reason this skilful person ceases pondering upon his own ..."

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