What does reflecting mean?
Reflecting means present participle and gerund of reflect.
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/ɹɪˈflɛktɪŋ/ · verb
present participle and gerund of reflect.
The Hall of Spiders yawned and shrank, the threads deceiving the eye, the distances, shifting, surging forward or crumbling away, to the illusory reflectings of the moon.
a reflecting pool
a reflecting telescope
I know what you mean, little reflecting fool, by saying, it is much in my power […] to give you that peace which you can give yourself whenever you please.
Use reflecting when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Reflecting means present participle and gerund of reflect.
Common synonyms include reflective.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The Hall of Spiders yawned and shrank, the threads deceiving the eye, the distances, shifting, surging forward or crumbling away, to the illusory reflectings of the moon.
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