Ponder vs Agonize - What's the difference?
ponder | agonize |
To wonder, to think of deeply.
To consider (something) carefully and thoroughly; to chew over, to mull over.
* Bible, Proverbs iv. 26
(obsolete) To weigh.
To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.
* (Alexander Pope):
To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately.
* 1898 , , (Moonfleet), chapter 3:
As verbs the difference between ponder and agonize
is that ponder is to wonder, to think of deeply while agonize is to writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.ponder
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Verb
(en verb)- I have spent days pondering the meaning of life.
- Ponder the path of thy feet.
Synonyms
* chew over * mull over * See alsoExternal links
* *agonize
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Alternative forms
* agoniseVerb
(agoniz)- To smart and agonize at every pore.
- So I took a last stare round, agonizing to see if there was any way of escape; but the stone walls and roof were solid enough to crush me, and the stack of casks too closely packed to hide more than a rat.