- present participle of philosophize.
philosophizing
Example Sentences
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The bulk of the book, especially the passages from M’s journals, are given to dewy philosophizing on the purpose of creation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
He soon found out that there are millions of people in this country who are not impressed with his adolescent philosophizing.
From Salon ● May 21, 2025
EWF spent its first three Columbia LPs honing its approach: the blend of funk grooves and rock riffs, the proto-self-help philosophizing, the ornate visual style that crossed psychedelia with Egyptology.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2025
When he tells these folks that they are to be in a movie, some preen, others shyly decline and yet others start philosophizing about what it means to live a life worthy of cinema.
From New York Times ● Dec. 16, 2022
Burnet’s argument was met with widespread horror; as Herbert Croft, the bishop of Hereford, put it, ‘This way of philosophizing all from natural causes, I fear, will make the whole world turn scoffers.’
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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