Related Words for pondering

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musing
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Noun, Adjective
contemplative
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Adjective, Adjective, Noun
thoughtful
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Noun, Adjective
meditative
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Adjective, Adjective
pensive
/x
Adjective, Adjective
reflective
x/x
Adjective, Adjective
brooding
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adjective
contemplating
/xxx
Verb
mulling
/x
Verb
wondering
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Verb
deliberating
x/xxx
Verb
debating
x/x
Noun
discussing
x/x
Verb
thinking
/x
Noun
considering
x/xx
Verb
reconsidering
xx/xx
Verb
examining
x/xx
Verb
questioning
/xx
Noun
speculating
/xxx
Verb
contemplation
xx/x
Noun
inquiring
x/xx
Verb
expounding
x/x
Verb
researching
x/x
Verb
exploring
x/x
Verb
perusing
x/x
Verb
imagining
x/xx
Verb
rethinking
x/x
Noun
hypothesizing
x/xxx
Noun
studying
/xx
Verb
scrutinizing
/xxx
Verb
deciding
x/x
Verb
investigating
x/xxx
Verb
reexamining
xx/xx
Verb
figuring
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Verb
searching
/x
Noun
lamenting
x/x
Verb
anticipating
x/xxx
Verb
reflecting
x/x
Verb
delving
/x
Verb
gazing
/x
Verb
revisiting
x/xx
Verb
observing
x/x
Verb
meditating
/xxx
Verb
realizing
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Verb
stewing
/x
Noun
asking
/x
Verb
postulating
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Verb
analyzing
/xxx
Verb
discovering
x/xx
Verb
wandering
/xx
Verb
dissecting
x/x
Noun
marveling
/xx
Verb
recollecting
xx/x
Verb
looking
/x
Verb
envisioning
x/xx
Verb
noticing
/xx
Verb
remembering
x/xx
Verb
probing
/x
Noun
obsessing
x/x
Adjective
enquiring
x/x
Verb
bemoaning
x/x
Verb
reading
/x
Noun
reassessing
xx/x
Verb
worrying
/xx
Verb
brainstorming
/xx
Noun
puzzling
/xx
Adjective
fretting
/x
Noun
theorizing
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Noun
toying
/x
Verb
philosophizing
x/xxx
Noun
eyeing
/x
Verb
evaluating
x/xxx
Verb
hinting
/x
Verb
digesting
x/x
Verb
comprehending
xx/x
Verb
idly
/x
Adverb
doubting
/x
Verb
picturing
/xx
Verb
talking
/x
Verb
arguing
/xx
Verb
alluding
x/x
Verb
analysing
x/xx
Verb
dreaming
/x
Noun
reminiscing
xx/x
Verb
reflection
x/x
Noun
staring
/x
Verb
daydreaming
/xx
Noun
procrastinating
x/xxx
Noun
admiring
x/x
Noun
foreseeing
x/x
Verb
fantasizing
/xxx
Verb
strategizing
/xxx
Noun
implications
xx/x
Noun
explaining
x/x
Verb
regretting
x/x
Verb
knowing
/x
Verb
recalling
x/x
Verb
visualizing
/xxx
Verb
rereading
//x
Noun
perplexing
x/x
Adjective
assessing
x/x
Verb
conceptualizing
x/xxx
Verb
regarding
x/x
Verb
chuckling
/x
Verb
remarking
x/x
Verb
awaiting
x/x
Verb
conversing
x/x
Verb
positing
/xx
Noun
formulating
/xxx
Verb
elaborating
x/xxx
Verb
curious
/xx
Adjective
listening
/xx
Verb
venturing
/xx
Verb
scrutinising
/xxx
Verb
chatting
/x
Verb
weighing
/x
Verb
quandary
/xx
Noun
suggesting
x/x
Verb
appreciating
x/xxx
Verb
reviewing
x/x
Verb
deliberation
xxx/x
Noun
concoction
x/x
Noun
poring
/x
Verb
minding
/x
Verb
revolution
xx/x
Noun
reckoning
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Noun
simmering
/xx
Verb
agitation
xx/x
Noun
reasoning
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Noun
persuading
x/x
Verb
pining
/x
Noun
perching
/x
Verb
rationalizing
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Noun
forgetting
x/x
Verb
recollection
xx/x
Noun
humiliation
xxx/x
Noun
worth
/
Adjective
interrupted
xx/x
Verb
deserves
x/
Verb
careful
/x
Adjective
thing
/
Noun
deal
/
Noun
silent
/x
Adjective
philosophical
xx/xx
Adjective
result
x/
Noun
anxious
/x
Adjective
asleep
x/
Adjective
befuddled
x/x
Adjective
bemused
x/
Adjective
bleary
/x
Adjective
blinking
/x
Adjective, Noun
calmer
/x
Noun
canny
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
carefree
/x
Adjective
confused
x/
Adjective
crazed
/
Adjective
crazy
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
dazed
/
Adjective
dazzled
/x
Adjective
despondent
x/x
Adjective
disquiet
x/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
introspection
xx/x
Noun
meditation
xx/x
Noun
perplexity
x/xx
Noun
sorrowful
/xx
Adjective
striving
/x
Noun
travail
x/
Noun, Verb
unmoving
x/x
Adjective
watching
/x
Noun
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
expression
x/x
Noun
literally
/xxx
Adverb
no
/
Noun, Adverb, Adjective
sorta
/x
Adverb
tell
/
Verb, Noun
anymore
xx/
Adverb
bulletproof
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Adjective, Verb