reflecting

verbnounadjectiveattested in dialogue

//ɹɪˈflɛktɪŋ//

An instance of reflection (in any sense).

verb

1
Also a form of reflectpresent participle and gerund of reflect

noun

1
An instance of reflection (in any 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.

adjective

1
That has been reflected (of light, sound etc.); undergoing reflection.
2
That reflects.
a reflecting pool
3
Having a component that reflects light.
a reflecting telescope
4
Given to introspection; thoughtful, reflective.
5
obsoleteInsulting, disparaging.
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.

Forms

plural: reflectings
comparative: more reflecting
superlative: most reflecting

refined · Precise, freed from imprecision Subtle, scrupulous, carefully…reflect · To bend back (light, etc.) from a surface.reflected · Bent or sent back (especially of incident sound or light).

reflecting · An instance of reflection (in any sense).

reflection · The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.reflex · An automatic response to a simple stimulus which does not…reform · The change of something that is defective, broken,…

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