ruminate

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  1. intransitive verb To turn a matter over and over in the mind.
  2. intransitive verb To chew cud.
  3. transitive verb To reflect on over and over again.

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  • PARIS - In Madison Avenue's mind's eye, women are still preternaturally obsessed with the cleanliness of their kitchen floors, while men ruminate constantly about which shaving products will render them more attractive to the opposite sex. —  Reflector - Latest Headlines from The Daily Reflector
  • They never push events or emotions - increasingly rare in films these days - and so the audience is free to ruminate, question and appreciate. —  GreenCine Daily
  • I try to ruminate on whether I would be offended by Jews wishing me "Happy Chanukkah", or someone wishing me a "Happy Kwanzaa". —  NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias
  • In a series of Michael Haneke-like single takes, a handful of disconnected, mostly character-driven stories ruminate on the different ways in which individuals are affected by groupthink. —  indieWIRE News
  • You've had all winter to ruminate on the possibilities; now's the time to start making some decisions.
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ruminate:   ruminated
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Latin rūmināre, rūmināt-, from rūmen, rūmin-, throat.

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  1. from Latin ruminatus, past participle of ruminare or ruminari (later Italian ruminare = Spanish rumiar = Portuguese ruminar = Provencal romiar, rominar = Old French F. ruminer, French dial. roumir, rouinger, runger, roincer, roinger, runger), chew the cud, ruminate, from rumen (rumin-), the throat, gullet.
  2. from Latin ruminatus, past participle of ruminare or ruminari: see ruminate, v.
 

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