Noun: weighing wey-ing
- Careful consideration
"a little weighing would have deterred them";
- deliberation, advisement
- Determine the weight of
"The butcher weighed the chicken"
- Have a certain weight
"The package weighs five pounds"
- Show consideration for; take into account
"We must weigh all the options before making a decision";
- consider, count
- Have weight; have import, carry weight
"It does not weigh much";
- count, matter
- To be oppressive or burdensome
"weigh heavily on the mind";
- press
Derived forms: weighings
Type of: be, cerebrate, cogitate, consideration, exist, measure, quantify, quantitate, think
Encyclopedia: Weighing
Weigh, Stephen