Synonyms of poring (over)

poring (over)

verb

present participle of pore (over)

1

as in pondering

to give serious and careful thought to

the committee will probably pore over the results of the study for a long time before making their decision

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pondering
• contemplating
• considering
• debating
• entertaining
• studying
• thinking (about or over)
• looking at
• mulling (over)
• wrestling (with)
• chewing on
• questioning
• weighing
• eying
• reviewing
• chewing over
• exploring
• eyeing
• analyzing
• kicking around
• cudgeling one's brains (about)
• beating one's brains out (about)
• reflecting (on or upon)
• deliberating
• perpending
• musing (upon)
• meditating
• ruminating
• revolving
• cogitating
• turning
• brooding (about or over)
• fretting (about or over)
• dwelling (on or upon)
• obsessing (about or over)
• speculating (about)
• fixating (on or upon)
• drinking (in)
• digesting
• reasoning
• reminiscing
• concluding
• believing
• absorbing
• opining
• conceiving
• assimilating
• second-guessing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignoring
• overlooking
• disregarding
• slighting
• dismissing
• rejecting
• poohing
• pooh-poohing

2

as in reading

to go over and mentally take in the content of

he pored over the textbook for hours in preparation for the test

Synonyms & Similar Words

• reading
• scanning
• dipping (into)
• perusing
• turning over
• leafing (through)
• thumbing (through)
• reviewing
• wading (through)
• studying
• gobbling (up)
• slogging (through)
• tumbling (to)
• skimming
• making out
• browsing
• devouring
• rereading
• proofreading
• deciphering
• understanding
• seeing
• speed-reading
• perceiving
• comprehending
• apprehending
• grasping
• making
• getting