reflecting
English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]reflecting
- present participle and gerund of reflect
Noun
[edit]reflecting (plural reflectings)
- An instance of reflection
- 1946, Mervyn Peake, Titus Groan, London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, →OCLC:
- 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.
Translations
[edit]instance of reflecting
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Adjective
[edit]reflecting (comparative more reflecting, superlative most reflecting)
- That has been reflected (of light, sound etc.); undergoing reflection. [from 16th c.]
- That reflects. [from 16th c.]
- a reflecting pool
- Having a component that reflects light. [from 17th c.]
- a reflecting telescope
- Given to introspection; thoughtful, reflective. [from 17th c.]
- (obsolete) Insulting, disparaging. [17th–19th c.]
- 1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter LII”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; […], →OCLC:
- 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.