- present participle of ponder.
pondering
Example Sentences
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Those have injected a level of uncertainty for corporate managements pondering whether to spend money on expansion that they haven’t had to confront in years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
The Schwab strategists began pondering this three years ago as what they called the “great moderation” era — two decades of disinflation, suppressed volatility and reduced supply shocks — was over.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
“My girlfriend and I were pondering over the trip for a couple months, but we decided against it until recently,” Timmons said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026
He was known to enjoy pondering economic minutiae while taking lengthy baths to relieve back problems.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2026
Handsome’s shouts of distress pulled Major Puff out of his deep pondering about migration.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
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