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reflecting

[ ri-flek-ting ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

casting back light, heat, sound, etc., from a surface:
An echo is heard when the reflecting surface is at a considerable distance from both the speaker and the hearer.
having a mirrorlike effect; giving back or showing an image:
The most memorable feature of Hadrian’s Villa for me was the reflecting pool at the back, surrounded by ruins and statues.
thinking, pondering, or meditating:
It is apparent to every reflecting mind that a crisis has arisen which requires the consideration and action of every peace-loving citizen.

an act or instance of casting back light, heat, etc., of giving back an image, or of showing or reproducing something:
This room feels almost like it's under the sea; the mirror mimics the reflecting of the water.
an act or instance of thinking, pondering, or meditating:
We have been doing some reflecting on the year that has just passed.

First recorded in 1525–35; reflect ( def ) + -ing ²( def ) for the adjective senses; reflect ( def ) + -ing ¹( def ) for the noun senses

Ultimately, reflecting other people's reaction was highly effective.

Traditional coach seats gave the illusion of comfortable padding but were angular, not reflecting body shapes.

“The whole ordeal gave me a thicker skin,” she said, reflecting on the incident.

I love The Affair for bravely reflecting back to us that murky grey area of not knowing.

The way these pictures were taken show a great deal of systematicity, reflecting a culture that is systematic in its approach.

And then he walked about the room, reflecting on the curse of his life—his besetting sin—irresolution.

Odd differences, reflecting differences of intelligence, show themselves in the management of this diagram of the human face.

Rabecque, reflecting his master's mood—as becomes a good lackey—rode silent and gloomy a pace or two in the rear.

For a full hour he sat there immovable as a statue, reflecting, ever recalling the details of those events.

He sat calmly reflecting, wondering and wondering what possible charge could be made against him.

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