reflecting

[ri-flekt]

re·flect

[ri-flekt]
verb (used with object)
1.
to cast back (light, heat, sound, etc.) from a surface: The mirror reflected the light onto the wall.
2.
to give back or show an image of; mirror.
3.
(of an act or its result) to serve to cast or bring (credit, discredit, etc.) on its performer.
4.
to reproduce; show: followers reflecting the views of the leader.
5.
to throw or cast back; cause to return or rebound: Her bitterness reflects gloom on all her family.
verb (used without object)
6.
to be turned or cast back, as light.
7.
to cast back light, heat, etc.
8.
to be reflected or mirrored.
9.
to give back or show an image.
10.
to think, ponder, or meditate: to reflect on one's virtues and faults.
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11.
to serve or tend to bring reproach or discredit by association: His crimes reflected on the whole community.
12.
to serve to give a particular aspect or impression: The test reflects well on your abilities.
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Reflecting is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English reflecten < Latin reflectere to bend back, equivalent to re- re- + flectere to bend

re·flect·ed·ly, adverb
re·flect·ed·ness, noun
re·flect·i·bil·i·ty, noun
re·flect·i·ble, adjective
re·flect·ing·ly, adverb
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in·ter·re·flect, verb
mis·re·flect, verb
non·re·flect·ed, adjective
non·re·flect·ing, adjective
well-re·flect·ed, adjective
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4. manifest. 6. rebound. 10. ruminate, deliberate, muse, consider, cogitate, contemplate. See study1.

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reflecting

adjective
causing reflection or having a device that reflects; "a reflecting microscope" 
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