Contemplating dining out about ten (9)
I believe the answer is:
intending
'contemplating' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both related to thinking as well as being present participle verbs.
Perhaps they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'dining out about ten' is the wordplay.
'out' indicates an anagram (out can mean wrong or inaccurate).
'about' is an insertion indicator.
'dining' with letters rearranged gives 'inding'.
'inding' placed around 'ten' is 'INTENDING'.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for intending that I've seen before include "Meaning; planning" , "Planning, proposing" .)