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ruminate
[roo-muh-neyt]
ruminate
/ ˈːɪˌԱɪ /
verb
(of ruminants) to chew (the cud)
to meditate or ponder (upon)
Other Word Forms
- ruminatingly adverb
- rumination noun
- ruminative adjective
- ruminatively adverb
- ruminator noun
- nonruminating adjective
- nonruminatingly adverb
- nonruminative adjective
- unruminated adjective
- unruminating adjective
- unruminatingly adverb
- unruminative adjective
- ˈܳԲپ adverb
- ˈܳˌԲٴǰ noun
- ˌܳˈԲپDz noun
- ˈܳԲپ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of ruminate1
Example Sentences
Still, associating too much with the self has been linked to psychiatric disorders like depression, where the mind ruminates on the self and the body can become oppressive.
The idea is to accept that the fear is there but to not ruminate over or attach to, it.
To manage the stress from intrusive thoughts, a person might obsessively count, visualize soothing images or simply ruminate — and ruminate some more.
And it’s not super surprising that he holds a grudge; being a paranormal confined to the same acreage for more than 200 years gives you a lot of time to ruminate.
In the 1994 classic, Tom Hanks ruminates about fate, resilience and providence, from a park bench that has become a part of movie lore in the way of Judy Garland’s ruby slippers.
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When To Use
To ruminate is to carefully think something over, ponder it, or meditate on it.It can also mean to chew over and over again, as is done by ruminant animals, like cows.In psychology, the term means to obsessively repeat thoughts or excessively think about problems.In all cases, the process of ruminating is called rumination.Example: After ruminating about it for months, I have decided to pursue a new career.
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