Answer: ponders

AnswerCrossword Clue
PONDERSMulls over
PONDERSBroods
PONDERSThinks over
PONDERSRuminates
PONDERSWeighs
PONDERSMeditates
PONDERSDwells on
pondersPONDER, to consider deeply
pondersThink about (something) carefully, esp. before making a decision or reaching a conclusion