Contemplative Expressions

2 words in this vocabulary list

verb to think deeply or carefully about something

  • After much contemplation, he decided to accept the job offer.
  • I've been contemplating whether to go on vacation or not.
  • I've been contemplating ghosting him, he's been acting strange.
  • As she sat by the lake, she contemplated the meaning of life.

adjective describing something as thoughtful or contemplative, often in a pretentious or self-important manner

  • The professor stood at the front of the classroom, looking thoughtful with a chin-strokey gesture.
  • She always gets a chin-strokey when she's trying to figure something out.
  • I could see him doing the chin-strokey thing while he was deep in thought.
  • Her decision-making process always involves a lot of chin-strokey moments.