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verb (used with object)
3.
to chew again or over and over.
4.
to meditate on; ponder.
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Ruminating
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Origin:
1525–35; < Latin rūminātus (past participle of rūminārī, rūmināre to ruminate), equivalent to rūmin- (stem of rūmen rumen) + -ātus -ate1
1525–35; < Latin rūminātus (past participle of rūminārī, rūmināre to ruminate), equivalent to rūmin- (stem of rūmen rumen) + -ātus -ate1
Related forms
ru·mi·nat·ing·ly, adverb
ru·mi·na·tion, noun
ru·mi·na·tive, adjective
ru·mi·na·tive·ly, adverb
ru·mi·na·tor, noun
EXPANDnon·ru·mi·nat·ing, adjective
non·ru·mi·nat·ing·ly, adverb
non·ru·mi·na·tion, noun
non·ru·mi·na·tive, adjective
un·ru·mi·nat·ed, adjective
un·ru·mi·nat·ing, adjective
un·ru·mi·nat·ing·ly, adverb
un·ru·mi·na·tive, adjective
COLLAPSESynonyms
2. think, reflect.
2. think, reflect.
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Word Origin & History
ruminate
1533, "to turn over in the mind," also "to chew cud" (1547), from L. ruminatus, pp. of ruminare "to chew the cud, turn over in the mind," from rumen (gen. ruminis) "gullet," of uncertain origin.
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