chin-stroking
noun[U]
mainlyUK(alsochin stroking)uk/ˈtʃɪnˌstrəʊ.kɪŋ/us/ˈtʃɪn ˌstroʊ.kɪŋ/carefulthoughtabout something,especiallywhen this is done in a veryseriousway that youfindannoyingor nothelpful:
（故作高深的）扶颏冥想There is no chin-stroking among thisjazzaudience, justsimpleenjoymentof themusic.在这些爵士乐观众中，没人故作深沉，只有直截了当的音乐享受。
Weobservedanolderman'spensivechin-stroking as helookedat theexhibit.我们看到一位老人一边观看展览一边扶颏思考。
Synonym
beard-stroking
- Thisrecordisproofthatintelligentpopdoesn't have tomeanchinstrokingin thelibrary.
- Herpieceset off much chin-stroking about self-hatred among women.
- There has been muchchinstrokingandfingerwaggingafter thequarterlypublicationofpersonaldebtfigures.
- The show isfullofponderousmetaphysicalchinstroking.
- Brace yourselves for a lot of chin-stroking on therelativemeritsofvariouspost-punkbands.
- It really has takenyearsofchinstrokingandworktoproducethisperfectsouffle.
Thinking and contemplating
- a brown studyidiom
- agonize
- agonize over/aboutsomething
- beard-stroking
- bethink
- consideration
- dip
- harbour
- introspect
- introspection
- joined-up thinking
- lateral thinking
- let me see/let's seeidiom
- reflection
- run throughsomeone'smind/headidiom
- scratch
- scratchyourheadidiom
- self-contemplation
- self-reflection
- soul-searching
chin-stroking
adjective
mainlyUKthinkingverycarefullyandseriouslyabout something,especiallyin a way that isannoyingor nothelpfulbecause you aretryingtoimpresspeoplewithyourknowledge:
Ourresponseto theartworkisjoyfulandinstinctive,ratherthan asolemn, chin-strokinginspection.
He has aninclinationtowards chin-strokingself-importance.
Synonym
beard-stroking
- Theprogrammewas astodgysociologicaltreatiseoverladen withofficialstatements,surveyresultsand theverbosesophistryof chin-strokingeconomists.
- Maybe women should be more like men,perhapsbyengagingin chin-strokingconversationsabout thebrakehorsepowerofvariouscars.
- He has anencyclopaedicknowledgeofmusictorivalany chin-strokingnerd.
Deep in thought
- beard-stroking
- binary star
- brooding
- considerate
- contemplative
- deep
- deep in thoughtidiom
- introspective
- introspectively
- meditative
- pensive
- reflective
- reflectively
- ruminative
- sunk
- sunk in thoughtidiom
- thoughtful
- thoughtfulness