pondering pondering /ˈpɑːndɝɪŋ/

adjective

1. Deeply or seriously thoughtful  ( broody , musing , pondering , brooding , contemplative , meditative , pensive , reflective , ruminative )
   deeply or seriously thoughtful
    Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man
   Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man