ruminate

🇺🇸 /ˈruːmɪneɪt/ 🇬🇧 /ˈruːmɪneɪt/
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Difficulty
Tags TOP20000
verb
R

to think carefully and for a long period about something

She sat quietly, ruminating on her thoughts of the day.

translation

v. to think carefully and for a long period about something

Word Forms

3rd Present ruminates
Past ruminated
Perfect ruminated
Progressive ruminating