| beat | hammer away, ponder furiously |
| chew | consider, ponder, reflect upon |
| comment | meditate, ponder, cogitate |
| consider | reflect, think carefully, ponder, contemplate |
| devise | ponder, deliberate, think |
| hammer | think hard, deliberate, ponder |
| hammer | think hard about, ponder on |
| muse | wonder, speculate, ponder |
| perpend | consider, ponder, reflect |
| revolve | consider, ponder, meditate |