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View definitions for reflecting

reflecting

adjective as in contemplative

adjective as in gleaming

adjective as in glistening

adjective as in glossy

adjective as in imitating

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Example Sentences

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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On this page you'll find 288 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to reflecting, such as: introspective, meditative, pensive, reflective, thoughtful, and intent.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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