philosophize (philosophizes 3rd person present) (philosophizing present participle) (philosophized past tense & past participle )
in BRIT, also use philosophise If you say that someone is philosophizing, you mean that they are talking or thinking about important subjects, sometimes instead of doing something practical. verb
He philosophized, he admitted, not because he was certain of establishing the truth, but because it gave him pleasure. V
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philosophizing n-uncount
The General was anxious to cut short the philosophizing and get down to more urgent problems.