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WEIGHING
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Careful consideration
Example:
a little deliberation would have deterred them
Synonyms:
advisement; deliberation; weighing
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("weighing" is a kind of...):
consideration (the process of giving careful thought to something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "weighing"):
think (an instance of deliberate thinking)
Derivation:
weigh (show consideration for; take into account)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb weigh
Context examples:
"To hell with your ethics!" the other burst out. "Come here and watch the weighing of this dust. I might cheat you."
(Love of Life and Other Stories, by Jack London)
I addressed myself to a man behind the counter, who was weighing some rice for a young woman; but the latter, taking the inquiry to herself, turned round quickly.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
The Miniature Poodle is a medium-sized poodle with a height of 11-15 inches and weighing 15-17 pounds.
(Miniature Poodle, NCI Thesaurus)
There was the mainmast, fifteen inches in diameter at what was now the butt, still sixty-five feet in length, and weighing, I roughly calculated, at least three thousand pounds.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
Example methods include: weighing, use of a mass spectrometer, use of an ion sensitive electrode, and examination using a microscope.
(Method, LOINC Axis 6, NCI Thesaurus)
"Yes, I know the spawn—complacently pecking at him for his Father Damien letter, analyzing him, weighing him—"
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
It had formerly been my endeavour to study all sides of his character: to take the bad with the good; and from the just weighing of both, to form an equitable judgment.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
Astronomers have uncovered a near-record breaking supermassive black hole, weighing 17 billion suns, in an unlikely place: in the center of a galaxy in a sparsely populated area of the universe.
(Behemoth Black Hole Found in an Unlikely Place, NASA)
Fanny watched him with never-failing solicitude, and sometimes catching his eye, revived an affectionate smile, which comforted her; but the first day's journey passed without her hearing a word from him on the subjects that were weighing him down.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
Given that the onset of risk of acute myocardial infarction occurred in the first week and appeared greatest in the first month of treatment with higher doses, prescribers should consider weighing the risks and benefits of NSAIDs before instituting treatment, particularly for higher doses, the researchers said.
(Common Painkillers Linked to Increased Risk for Heart Attack, VOA)
