Ponderous means slow, clumsy because of great weight. Dull, laborious, or solemn. His footsteps up the staircase were heavy and ponderous.
I was pondering what the future would hold, when my thoughts were interrupted.
Well I think so Brain, NARF! But wouldn't that mean I would have to know what pondering means?
Detective Simon Levant had the unconscious habit of caressing his moustache while pondering evidence. 12. Which element of an effective fictional narrative does this sentence best represent?
Poi Dog Pondering was created in 1985.
Pretty close. Wondering has to have a specific object that you are wondering about. Pondering usually does too, but one could ponder generally without pondering about something.
pondering, reckoning, comprehending come to mind for me
Rumination.
pondering or pondered
Pondering, meditating
"I am pondering" means that the person is deeply thinking about something or considering it carefully. It implies a level of contemplation or reflection on a topic or issue.
I began to ponder which way I should go home.
No, the correct phrase is "thinking about".