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Grammar : Verb |
Spell : roo-muh-neyt |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈru məˌneɪt |
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Définition of ruminate
Origin :- 1530s, "to turn over in the mind," also "to chew cud" (1540s), from Latin ruminatus, past participle of ruminare "to chew the cud; turn over in the mind," from rumen (genitive ruminis) "gullet," of uncertain origin. Related: Ruminated; ruminating.
- verb think about seriously
- Then he sought the friendly shelter of the weeds, and sat still to ruminate.
- Extract from : « "Wee Tim'rous Beasties" » by Douglas English
- His last days, moreover, had been too crowded for him to ruminate over their taste.
- Extract from : « The Best Short Stories of 1917 » by Various
- So he breathed not a word, and continued to ruminate upon his vengeance.
- Extract from : « Brazilian Tales » by Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis
- He seemed to ruminate on this thought as if it gave him special cause for reflection.
- Extract from : « A Man to His Mate » by J. Allan Dunn
- And, much disconcerted, he walked to the parlour, to ruminate upon some other measure.
- Extract from : « Camilla » by Fanny Burney
- All one can do is to lay down the pen and ruminate, and cry 'Beautiful!'
- Extract from : « On an Irish Jaunting-car » by Samuel G. Bayne
- The Grand Duke and myself were left to ruminate on what we had heard.
- Extract from : « Memoirs of the Empress Catherine II. » by Catherine II, Empress of Russia
- And is it not a pleasant work in old age to ruminate upon them?
- Extract from : « A Christian Directory (Part 2 of 4) » by Richard Baxter
- Let me now ruminate to myself why Crœsus should be so great a favourer to me.
- Extract from : « A Select Collection of Old English Plays (11 of 15) » by W. Carew Hazlitt
- As soon as Bryan was off, Bobolink sat down on his truck, and began to ruminate.
- Extract from : « The Bunsby papers » by John Brougham
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