ruminate

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈrumɪneɪt/

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• Hyphenation: ru‧mi‧nate

Verb

Plain form ruminate

Third-person singular ruminates

Past tense ruminated

Past participle ruminated

Present participle ruminating

1. (intransitive) To ruminate is to think.

   The student was busy ruminating.

2. (transitive) To ruminate is also to think about something.

   The student ruminated on the teacher's question.

Related words

• rumination