What is "deliberating"

Usage examples of "deliberating".

From the windows of the room where we were deliberating we could see the Place de la Madeleine and the Boulevards militarily occupied, and covered with a fierce and deep mass of soldiers drawn up in battle order, and which still seemed to face a possible combat.

Kris was still deliberating what to add to the two cups destined for the Catteni when Chuck splashed in both sugar and milk, stirring vigorously.

That's all right," he pro nounced with an air of deliberating with himself upon the truth of this statement -- "that's all right.

The consuls put their heads together as though deliberating, and remained for some time in conference.

While all this was going on, the Flamen of Quirinus and the Vestal virgins, without giving a thought to their own property, were deliberating as to which of the sacred things they ought to take with them, and which to leave behind, since they had not strength enough to carry all, and also what place would be the safest for their custody.

At the end of this room, which in 1793 had served as a deliberating hall for the juries of the Revolutionary Tribunal, there was a door placed in the wainscoting, which led into a little lobby where were two doors, on the right the door of the room appertaining to the President of the Criminal Chamber, on the left the door of the Refreshment Room.

The room and the ante-chamber adjoining the room where we were deliberating were filled with Representatives, who were peaceably conversing.

Yet, after duly deliberating with the young girl, they decided that he should withdraw, and that he would send M.

While they were deliberating as to whether they should take possession of my person and pillage my carriage, I overheard one of these men say to another, speaking of me: 'She must get out, must she not, Monsieur d'Escorval?

I consider that we are deliberating for the future more than for the present.

For the disaster respecting the death of Sabinus having been circulated among them, almost all the states of Gaul were deliberating about war, sending messengers and embassies into all quarters, inquiring what further measure they should take, and holding councils by night in secluded places.

While they were deliberating on these matters, intelligence was brought them that their watering parties were attacked by our horse: upon which information, they dispose several parties of horse and auxiliary foot along the road, and intermix some legionary cohorts, and begin to throw up a rampart from the camp to the water, that they might be able to procure water within their lines, both without fear, and without a guard.

Let them perish from Thy presence, 589 O God, as "vain talkers and deceivers" 590 of the soul do perish, who, observing that there were two wills in deliberating, affirm that there are two kinds of minds in us,-one good, the other evil.

Do not different wills distract the mind, when a man is deliberating which he should rather choose?