pondering
How many syllables in pondering?
There are 3 syllables in the word pondering.How to pronounce pondering:
Synonyms for pondering:
brooding
broody
cogitating
contemplative
deliberative
meditative
musing
pensive
reasoning
reflective
ruminative
thoughtful
Antonyms for pondering:
attention
avoidance
carelessness
concentration
disdain
disregard
heedlessness
ignorance
imprudence
impulsiveness
inattention
neglect
negligence
praise
rejection
short shrift
slight
thoughtlessness
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- polluted
- polito
- politic
- poaceae
- plundering
- plenary
- pleistocene
- pleadingly
- plantations
- placenta
- pitocin
- pirouette
- pirogen
- piracy
- pioneers
- pinetum
- pinata
- pimento
- pilgrimage
- pictogram
- pickaxe
- pianist
- physique
- physicist
- physician
- physiatrist
- phrygia
- phonograph
- phonemic
- phoenician
- phobias
- phobia
- philomon
- philistines
- philistine
- philia
- pharmacy
- pettily
- petronas
- petrichor
- petition
- petino
- perspirant
- persistence
- perrier
- permitting
- permeated
- permanship
- performing
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Syllable Fun Fact
In English, all syllables must contain at least one vowel sound, but the vowel can be represented by different letters, including 'y' as in 'myth'.
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