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contemplating one's navel

contemplating one's navel is the present participle and gerund of contemplate one's navel.

Meaning of contemplate one's navel

Verb

contemplate one's navel (third-person singular simple present contemplates one's navel, present participle contemplating one's navel, simple past and past participle contemplated one's navel)

  1. To spend time thinking about oneself or one's own interests, especially to the exclusion of others.
    • People keep coming to me for advice that they go on to ignore, so I've decided to stop wasting effort on ingrates and instead dedicate more time to contemplating my navel and my many other attractive features and admirable qualities.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see contemplate, navel.

Questions about contemplating one's navel

What is contemplating one's navel the present participle and gerund of?
Contemplating one's navel is the present participle and gerund of contemplate one's navel.

Words near contemplating one's navel in the dictionary

  1. contemplates
  2. contemplates one's navel
  3. contemplatest
  4. contemplateth
  5. contemplating
  6. contemplating one's navel
  7. contemplatingly
  8. contemplation
  9. contemplational
  10. contemplationism
  11. contemplationist

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