ponderin'
Turning it over
Ponderin' is an informal or dialectal spelling of pondering, representing the dropped final g common in casual speech.
To ponder is to think carefully about something: I was just sittin' here ponderin' what to do next.
The spelling evokes Southern, rural, or working-class voices.
Informal mental activity
- musingReflective contemplation
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
- deep thoughtIntense cognitive deliberation
- reverieAbstracted, pleasant daydream
Covered entryway structure
- fireplaceIndoor structure for burning
- countrySovereign state or territory
- drawlUnhurried, elongated speech pattern
- homespunPlain and unpretentious
wisdom · old-timer · down-home · rustic · colloquial · informal · conversational · neighborly
In a doubtful way
- tornPulled into pieces
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
- conflictedEmotionally at odds
- undecidedNot having chosen
ambivalent · pros and cons · on the fence · sleep on it · biding time · in limbo
thinkin'
Informal mental activity
- musingReflective contemplation
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
- deep thoughtIntense cognitive deliberation
porch
Covered entryway structure
- fireplaceIndoor structure for burning
- countrySovereign state or territory
- drawlUnhurried, elongated speech pattern
homespun · wisdom · old-timer · down-home · rustic · colloquial · informal · conversational · neighborly · sunset
uncertainly
In a doubtful way
- tornPulled into pieces
- crossroadsMeeting of routes
- conflictedEmotionally at odds
undecided · ambivalent · pros and cons · on the fence · sleep on it · biding time · in limbo
ponderin'actin
Cellular contractile protein
snap judgment · hasty decision · certainty · conviction · impulse