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ponderating

ponderating is the present participle and gerund of ponderate.

Meaning of ponderate

Verb

ponderate (third-person singular simple present ponderates, present participle ponderating, simple past and past participle ponderated)

  1. (archaic, intransitive) To have weight or influence.
  2. (archaic) To consider; to ponder.

Questions about ponderating

What is ponderating the present participle and gerund of?
Ponderating is the present participle and gerund of ponderate.

Words near ponderating in the dictionary

  1. ponderances
  2. ponderary
  3. ponderate
  4. ponderated
  5. ponderates
  6. ponderating
  7. ponderation
  8. ponderations
  9. ponderative
  10. pondered
  11. ponderer

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