philosophizing

Synonyms for philosophizing

verb ponder

noun. understanding; idea

1590s, from philosophy + -ize. Related: Philosophized; philosophizing. The earlier verb was simply philosophy (late 14c.).

As our philosophizing friend Zacheus is so fond of saying, I have 'all the time there is.'

After all Carl Ludwig offered him ample freedom in philosophizing.

After lunch I smoked for an hour, star-gazing and philosophizing.

You have just started to live and already you are philosophizing!

He recognized the agreeable, philosophizing voice with pleasure.

The hour and the season were suggestive of philosophizing, of theories, and questions.

To suppress the activity of philosophizing is as impossible as to suppress the activity of breathing.

He began to talk again, philosophizing about life generally and his own life.

I'm not philosophizing: I'm crying aloud the reason of my sufferings.

They are fond of philosophizing about themselves, and in a comical way.