- present participle of deliberate.
deliberating
Example Sentences
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Deliberating or opining on issues outside the public’s view did not go un-critiqued at the time.
From Time • Nov. 7, 2016
Deliberating under the less hallucinatory guidance of Georgia's Sam Nunn, the Senate approved a more realistic role for the military.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Deliberating always carries the idea of slowness; consulting is compatible with haste; we can speak of a hasty consultation, not of a hasty deliberation.
From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin
Deliberating a moment, she placed her head on her arm.
From From the Valley of the Missing by White, Grace Miller
Excellent counsel is in the twin proverbs, "Deliberating is not delaying," and "That is a wise delay which maketh the road safe."
From Proverb Lore Many sayings, wise or otherwise, on many subjects, gleaned from many sources by Hulme, F. Edward (Frederick Edward)