ponderingn.

Brit.

/ˈpɒnd(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpɑnd(ə)rɪŋ/

Forms: see ponder v. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ponder v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < ponder v. + -ing suffix¹.

†1. Heaviness, burden. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

a1450 ( in J. Kail 26 Polit. Poems (1904) 72 (MED) He shal haue worldis wondryng And his soule hyndryng, And ay in paynes pondryng.

2. Thought, consideration, reckoning; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > thinking about, consideration, deliberation > [noun]

i-mindOE

studyinglOE

mindc1300

bethinking1340

poring1340

regard1348

weighingc1380

contemplationc1390

advisementa1393

deliberationa1393

advicec1405

reckoninga1413

visement?1414

considerancec1420

advisenessc1425

revolutionc1425

rewardc1432

mind-takingc1449

umbethinkingc1450

advisednessc1475

considering1483

beholding1530

meditationa1535

pondering1535

cogitation?1542

expending1545

ponderation1556

perpending1558

well weighing1566

surview1576

reflex1593

revolve1595

lucubration1596

agitation1600

perpension1612

vizamenta1616

pensitation1623

perpensation1623

perpendment1667

ruminating1668

commentationa1670

revolving1670

reflectiona1674

introspectiona1676

propendencya1676

ponderment1728

chawing1845

1535 Bible (Coverdale) 2 Macc. xii. 43 He had some consideracion & pondringe of y^e life y^t is after this tyme.

1592 W. Wyrley Lord Chandos in True Vse Armorie 97 Vngratious fortune, me to my teeth doth flout, Making my deepe pondrings all vndoone.

1655 F. Roberts Believers Evidences Eternall Life vii. 216 We minde the things of the Spirit, Rom. 8.5. Our Thoughts, Projects, Contrivements, Ponderings, &c. do habitually fix here.

1786 Rajah Kisna II. vii. 80 Lost in these ponderings he imperceptibly verged towards the skirts of the grove.

1809 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. I. (title page) The Unutterable Ponderings of Walter the Doubter.

1850 H. Melville White-jacket liii. 261 The inmates of a frigate are thrown upon themselves and each other, and all their ponderings are introspective.

1933 B. Gadelius Human Mentality viii. 187 It comprises every form of emotionally inspired pondering.

1989 M. Lane Literary Daughters ii. 68 She was periodically beset by regrets or ponderings on what might have been.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

ponderingadj.

Brit.

/ˈpɒnd(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈpɑnd(ə)rɪŋ/

Forms: see ponder v. and -ing suffix²; also 1500s pondring.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ponder v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < ponder v. + -ing suffix².

That ponders; meditative, thoughtful, reflective.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > [adjective]

thoughtfulc1175

contemplative1340

considerativec1449

musing1449

studient1532

pondering1566

contemplatory1576

speculative1578

considerate1581

reflective1581

theorical1594

theoric?1600

theoretical1608

meditative1611

thoughtsome1627

reflexive1630

reflecting1632

revolutive1637

cogitativea1639

thoughtive1654

lucubratory1656

thinkful1668

theoretic1701

ruminatinga1704

reflectious1715

ruminative1774

thinking1799

meditative1831

ruminant1849

meditational1864

penseful1865

1566 J. Studley tr. Seneca Medea f. 18 Ech tombled thought in pondring braine she beats.

1580 H. Gifford Posie of Gilloflowers ii. sig. L.3^v Such sundry thoughtes of ioy and paine, Did mæte within my pondring braine.

a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1680 (1955) IV. 201 He is a sober, wise, judicious & pondering person.

1764 Oxf. Sausage 194 Is this the Band of Civil Chiefs design'd On England's Weal to fix the pondering Mind?

1813 Ld. Byron Bride Abydos i. ii. 30 His pensive cheek and pondering brow Did more than he was wont avow.

1891 T. Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles I. iv. 52 His sister became abruptly still, and lapsed into a pondering silence.

1939 T. Scudder Jane Welsh Carlyle xvii. 196 Her fellow-passenger was evidently a lawyer..he read sundry long papers to himself with the pondering air of that profession.

1988 Daily Mirror (Sydney) 22 Apr. 66/2 There are moments—very brief ones—when this motor-mouthed comedian sits in pondering silence.

Derivatives

ˈponderingly adv. in a reflective or thoughtful way.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > thinking about, consideration, deliberation > [adverb]

thoughtfully1479

pensively1569

reflexively1631

reflectingly1643

ponderingly1647

studiedly1658

cogitantly1660

reflectively1763

ruminatingly1823

ruminatively1837

ruminantly1847

consideringly1870

1647 H. Hammond Of Power of Keyes ii. 14 When he reades the Scripture more ponderingly.

1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. IV 318 And going ponderingly She noted her grey shadow slim to see.

1991 Orlando (Florida) Sentinel (Nexis) 9 Nov. e1 ‘I don't know,’ she said, ponderingly.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pondering
释义	ponderingn. Brit. /ˈpɒnd(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɑnd(ə)rɪŋ/ Forms: see ponder v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ponder v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < ponder v. + -ing suffix¹. †1. Heaviness, burden. Obsolete. ΚΠ a1450 ( in J. Kail 26 Polit. Poems (1904) 72 (MED) He shal haue worldis wondryng And his soule hyndryng, And ay in paynes pondryng. 2. Thought, consideration, reckoning; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > thinking about, consideration, deliberation > [noun] i-mindOE studyinglOE mindc1300 bethinking1340 poring1340 regard1348 weighingc1380 contemplationc1390 advisementa1393 deliberationa1393 advicec1405 reckoninga1413 visement?1414 considerancec1420 advisenessc1425 revolutionc1425 rewardc1432 mind-takingc1449 umbethinkingc1450 advisednessc1475 considering1483 beholding1530 meditationa1535 pondering1535 cogitation?1542 expending1545 ponderation1556 perpending1558 well weighing1566 surview1576 reflex1593 revolve1595 lucubration1596 agitation1600 perpension1612 vizamenta1616 pensitation1623 perpensation1623 perpendment1667 ruminating1668 commentationa1670 revolving1670 reflectiona1674 introspectiona1676 propendencya1676 ponderment1728 chawing1845 1535 Bible (Coverdale) 2 Macc. xii. 43 He had some consideracion & pondringe of y^e life y^t is after this tyme. 1592 W. Wyrley Lord Chandos in True Vse Armorie 97 Vngratious fortune, me to my teeth doth flout, Making my deepe pondrings all vndoone. 1655 F. Roberts Believers Evidences Eternall Life vii. 216 We minde the things of the Spirit, Rom. 8.5. Our Thoughts, Projects, Contrivements, Ponderings, &c. do habitually fix here. 1786 Rajah Kisna II. vii. 80 Lost in these ponderings he imperceptibly verged towards the skirts of the grove. 1809 W. Irving Hist. N.Y. I. (title page) The Unutterable Ponderings of Walter the Doubter. 1850 H. Melville White-jacket liii. 261 The inmates of a frigate are thrown upon themselves and each other, and all their ponderings are introspective. 1933 B. Gadelius Human Mentality viii. 187 It comprises every form of emotionally inspired pondering. 1989 M. Lane Literary Daughters ii. 68 She was periodically beset by regrets or ponderings on what might have been. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). ponderingadj. Brit. /ˈpɒnd(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈpɑnd(ə)rɪŋ/ Forms: see ponder v. and -ing suffix²; also 1500s pondring. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ponder v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < ponder v. + -ing suffix². That ponders; meditative, thoughtful, reflective. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > [adjective] thoughtfulc1175 contemplative1340 considerativec1449 musing1449 studient1532 pondering1566 contemplatory1576 speculative1578 considerate1581 reflective1581 theorical1594 theoric?1600 theoretical1608 meditative1611 thoughtsome1627 reflexive1630 reflecting1632 revolutive1637 cogitativea1639 thoughtive1654 lucubratory1656 thinkful1668 theoretic1701 ruminatinga1704 reflectious1715 ruminative1774 thinking1799 meditative1831 ruminant1849 meditational1864 penseful1865 1566 J. Studley tr. Seneca Medea f. 18 Ech tombled thought in pondring braine she beats. 1580 H. Gifford Posie of Gilloflowers ii. sig. L.3^v Such sundry thoughtes of ioy and paine, Did mæte within my pondring braine. a1684 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1680 (1955) IV. 201 He is a sober, wise, judicious & pondering person. 1764 Oxf. Sausage 194 Is this the Band of Civil Chiefs design'd On England's Weal to fix the pondering Mind? 1813 Ld. Byron Bride Abydos i. ii. 30 His pensive cheek and pondering brow Did more than he was wont avow. 1891 T. Hardy Tess of the D'Urbervilles I. iv. 52 His sister became abruptly still, and lapsed into a pondering silence. 1939 T. Scudder Jane Welsh Carlyle xvii. 196 Her fellow-passenger was evidently a lawyer..he read sundry long papers to himself with the pondering air of that profession. 1988 Daily Mirror (Sydney) 22 Apr. 66/2 There are moments—very brief ones—when this motor-mouthed comedian sits in pondering silence. Derivatives ˈponderingly adv. in a reflective or thoughtful way. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > thought > continued thinking, reflection, contemplation > thinking about, consideration, deliberation > [adverb] thoughtfully1479 pensively1569 reflexively1631 reflectingly1643 ponderingly1647 studiedly1658 cogitantly1660 reflectively1763 ruminatingly1823 ruminatively1837 ruminantly1847 consideringly1870 1647 H. Hammond Of Power of Keyes ii. 14 When he reades the Scripture more ponderingly. 1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. IV 318 And going ponderingly She noted her grey shadow slim to see. 1991 Orlando (Florida) Sentinel (Nexis) 9 Nov. e1 ‘I don't know,’ she said, ponderingly. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1450adj.1566
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