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- adverb In a
ruminative way.
Etymologies
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Examples
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“Huh?” said Maven, zoning out on a stool before the wall of cigarettes behind the counter, ruminatively working his deformed tongue against his gums.
DEVILS IN EXILE Chuck Hogan 2010
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“Huh?” said Maven, zoning out on a stool before the wall of cigarettes behind the counter, ruminatively working his deformed tongue against his gums.
DEVILS IN EXILE Chuck Hogan 2010
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Stemming from a similar frustration, "Directive" addresses a "you," but also, ruminatively, the poet himself.
'Hard to Understand, but Easy to Love' David Yezzi 2010
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Stemming from a similar frustration, "Directive" addresses a "you," but also, ruminatively, the poet himself.
'Hard to Understand, but Easy to Love' David Yezzi 2010
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“Huh?” said Maven, zoning out on a stool before the wall of cigarettes behind the counter, ruminatively working his deformed tongue against his gums.
DEVILS IN EXILE Chuck Hogan 2010
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Stemming from a similar frustration, "Directive" addresses a "you," but also, ruminatively, the poet himself.
'Hard to Understand, but Easy to Love' David Yezzi 2010
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“Huh?” said Maven, zoning out on a stool before the wall of cigarettes behind the counter, ruminatively working his deformed tongue against his gums.
DEVILS IN EXILE Chuck Hogan 2010
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"Ah, young Trouserweasel," he said, ruminatively, staring into the dying embers of the fire.
Something For The Weekend: Full-Frontal Accountancy David Hadley 2009
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"Ah, young Trouserweasel," he said, ruminatively, staring into the dying embers of the fire.
Archive 2009-02-01 David Hadley 2009
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Fric (ruminatively): You might well be right, Frac, you might well be right.
I’ll Take Coffee Over Pride Any Day… @ Attack of the Redneck Mommy 2007
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