verb
- thinking deeply and carefully about something; pondering or reflecting
Usage: present participle of cogitate; formal
Examples
- She sat quietly, cogitating the difficult decision before her.
- The philosopher spent hours cogitating the meaning of existence.
- After cogitating for several minutes, he finally answered the question.
- The committee is still cogitating the proposal submitted last week.
- I found him cogitating in his study, surrounded by books and papers.
- The detective was cogitating the clues when the breakthrough came.