Definition of ruminate in English:

ruminate

verb ˈruːmɪneɪtˈruməˌneɪt

[no object]

1Think deeply about something.
沉思
we sat ruminating on the nature of existence
我们坐着思考存在的本质。
Example sentencesExamples
- His protagonists are too full of life and way too complicated to be the mere vehicles for ruminating on the contemporary dilemmas they face.
- Narrated by Kenneth Branagh, this beautifully animated short ruminates on the topics of isolation, ignorance, loss and apathy.
- Ultimately, this romance becomes a narrative strategy for ruminating on creation and offering an alternate genesis myth.
- It's probably not worth spending any time or effort ruminating over why Hollywood decided to remake an English language film that is readily available on video and works as well today as when it first came out.
- People are often consumed with the past, ruminating about events and chewing them over and over.
- She'd spent a lot of time ruminating on her conversation with the billionaire earlier that morning.
- This is a storyline the three have been ruminating on over the last two years.
- She spends the early part of the film ruminating over a number of failed relationships; in fact, like the female lead in every romantic comedy, she's looking for Mr. Right, but having a hard time finding him.
- This of course allowed me to ruminate without distraction - and ruminate I did, ending any last chance for sleep.
- As I enjoy the good fortune of greeting my 42nd new year's day, I've been ruminating on one sign of my good fortune: the safe, stable, well protected civil society we enjoy.
- Ian Patrick, meanwhile, was ruminating on what he'd overheard the secretary say.
- He ruminated on Amie's decisions and behavior.
- Harrison Blackwood and his cronies, meanwhile, spend their days ruminating on, and searching for, signs of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe.
- The play focuses on ordinary people ruminating over questions they'd never been required to address publicly before.
- Montrealers are ruminating on the uncharacteristic torpor that has struck since Christmas.
- People leave the theatre either gleefully ruminating over what it all means, or cursing the day non-linear narrative was invented.
- It is a short step from focusing on emotions to ruminating on them, and research has shown that people who ruminate have an increased chance of becoming depressed.
- She turned small issues into huge problems, spent hours ruminating about perceived inadequacies, and feared rejection.
- In the morning, as I wake up, I start ruminating.
- And now you are no doubt ruminating on the results of the General Election.
Synonyms
think about, contemplate, consider, give thought to, give consideration to, mull over, meditate on, muse on, ponder on/over, deliberate about/on, cogitate about/on, dwell on, brood on/over, agonize over, worry about, chew over, puzzle over
turn over in one's mind
archaic pore on
2(of a ruminant) chew the cud.
（反刍动物）反刍，倒嚼
goats ruminated nonchalantly around them
Example sentencesExamples
- There were wagons parked there, two of them, with bison in the traces ruminating and steaming in the crisp air.
- As the cattle paddle, ruminant and ruminating, sociably fussing with flank to flank, they occasionally raise prying muzzles to the horizon where, spectral in the mist and distance out at sea, boats swing to the wind.
- We are into our third round of chicha, a black cow is ruminating at the barn door.
- The cow needs a balance of physical ingredients in her rumen to get her to ruminate, to slow down the flow of food through the stomach and develop rumen wall muscle tone.
Synonyms
chew the cud

Derivatives

ruminative

adjective ˈruːmɪnətɪv

Expressing or involving deep thought.
a deeply ruminative, mysterious lament
Example sentencesExamples
- Hollander's contribution was the slow movement of the Brahms D Minor Piano Concerto, in a ruminative and thoughtful performance.
- There's a solemn, ruminative atmosphere, and it's strange to see so many people and hear so little noise.
- In particular, the ruminative musings on anthropocentricity are virtually absent.

ruminatively

adverbˈruːmɪnətɪvli

Walking along a back country road, a man comes across a farmer standing by a bar-gate, ruminatively watching the sunset.
Example sentencesExamples
- Hockney just bought this mirror and it has given him a new impetus to do self-portraits. ‘I usually only draw myself in down periods,’ he says, slowly, ruminatively.
- It's not surprising, I guess, that, by writing about it, I strip memory of its power to make me miserable, controlling the extent to which my imagination works ruminatively and speculatively.

ruminator

noun ˈruːmɪneɪtəˈruməˌneɪdər

The shattering implications of Bellesiles' argument for scholars, policy-makers, and ruminators upon the national character are clearly evident, but he leaves them unstated.
Example sentencesExamples
- When in a depressed mood, ruminators generate fewer and lower quality solutions to their problems than when they are not in a depressed mood.
- If you are thinking about the problem for more than five minutes, there is a good chance that you are a ruminator.
- And even if ruminators can come up with a solution to their problems, because rumination makes their problems seem so large it saps their motivation to take even the littlest steps towards solutions.
- Of all the writers making a lucrative living off the soul, Thomas Moore has generally been considered the most intelligent and reality-based ruminator on what ails the modern spirit.

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Latin ruminat- 'chewed over', from the verb ruminari.

Rhymes

illuminate

Definition of ruminate in US English:

ruminate

verbˈro͞oməˌnātˈruməˌneɪt

[no object]

1Think deeply about something.
沉思
we sat ruminating on the nature of existence
我们坐着思考存在的本质。
Example sentencesExamples
- This of course allowed me to ruminate without distraction - and ruminate I did, ending any last chance for sleep.
- Montrealers are ruminating on the uncharacteristic torpor that has struck since Christmas.
- It's probably not worth spending any time or effort ruminating over why Hollywood decided to remake an English language film that is readily available on video and works as well today as when it first came out.
- She'd spent a lot of time ruminating on her conversation with the billionaire earlier that morning.
- Ian Patrick, meanwhile, was ruminating on what he'd overheard the secretary say.
- And now you are no doubt ruminating on the results of the General Election.
- It is a short step from focusing on emotions to ruminating on them, and research has shown that people who ruminate have an increased chance of becoming depressed.
- She turned small issues into huge problems, spent hours ruminating about perceived inadequacies, and feared rejection.
- People are often consumed with the past, ruminating about events and chewing them over and over.
- Ultimately, this romance becomes a narrative strategy for ruminating on creation and offering an alternate genesis myth.
- People leave the theatre either gleefully ruminating over what it all means, or cursing the day non-linear narrative was invented.
- As I enjoy the good fortune of greeting my 42nd new year's day, I've been ruminating on one sign of my good fortune: the safe, stable, well protected civil society we enjoy.
- In the morning, as I wake up, I start ruminating.
- Narrated by Kenneth Branagh, this beautifully animated short ruminates on the topics of isolation, ignorance, loss and apathy.
- The play focuses on ordinary people ruminating over questions they'd never been required to address publicly before.
- He ruminated on Amie's decisions and behavior.
- His protagonists are too full of life and way too complicated to be the mere vehicles for ruminating on the contemporary dilemmas they face.
- This is a storyline the three have been ruminating on over the last two years.
- Harrison Blackwood and his cronies, meanwhile, spend their days ruminating on, and searching for, signs of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe.
- She spends the early part of the film ruminating over a number of failed relationships; in fact, like the female lead in every romantic comedy, she's looking for Mr. Right, but having a hard time finding him.
Synonyms
think about, contemplate, consider, give thought to, give consideration to, mull over, meditate on, muse on, ponder on, ponder over, deliberate about, deliberate on, cogitate about, cogitate on, dwell on, brood on, brood over, agonize over, worry about, chew over, puzzle over
2(of a ruminant) chew the cud.
（反刍动物）反刍，倒嚼
Example sentencesExamples
- We are into our third round of chicha, a black cow is ruminating at the barn door.
- As the cattle paddle, ruminant and ruminating, sociably fussing with flank to flank, they occasionally raise prying muzzles to the horizon where, spectral in the mist and distance out at sea, boats swing to the wind.
- There were wagons parked there, two of them, with bison in the traces ruminating and steaming in the crisp air.
- The cow needs a balance of physical ingredients in her rumen to get her to ruminate, to slow down the flow of food through the stomach and develop rumen wall muscle tone.
Synonyms
chew the cud

Origin

Mid 16th century: from Latin ruminat- ‘chewed over’, from the verb ruminari.

单词	ruminate
释义	Definition of ruminate in English: ruminate verb ˈruːmɪneɪtˈruməˌneɪt [no object] 1Think deeply about something. 沉思 we sat ruminating on the nature of existence 我们坐着思考存在的本质。 Example sentencesExamples His protagonists are too full of life and way too complicated to be the mere vehicles for ruminating on the contemporary dilemmas they face. Narrated by Kenneth Branagh, this beautifully animated short ruminates on the topics of isolation, ignorance, loss and apathy. Ultimately, this romance becomes a narrative strategy for ruminating on creation and offering an alternate genesis myth. It's probably not worth spending any time or effort ruminating over why Hollywood decided to remake an English language film that is readily available on video and works as well today as when it first came out. People are often consumed with the past, ruminating about events and chewing them over and over. She'd spent a lot of time ruminating on her conversation with the billionaire earlier that morning. This is a storyline the three have been ruminating on over the last two years. She spends the early part of the film ruminating over a number of failed relationships; in fact, like the female lead in every romantic comedy, she's looking for Mr. Right, but having a hard time finding him. This of course allowed me to ruminate without distraction - and ruminate I did, ending any last chance for sleep. As I enjoy the good fortune of greeting my 42nd new year's day, I've been ruminating on one sign of my good fortune: the safe, stable, well protected civil society we enjoy. Ian Patrick, meanwhile, was ruminating on what he'd overheard the secretary say. He ruminated on Amie's decisions and behavior. Harrison Blackwood and his cronies, meanwhile, spend their days ruminating on, and searching for, signs of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe. The play focuses on ordinary people ruminating over questions they'd never been required to address publicly before. Montrealers are ruminating on the uncharacteristic torpor that has struck since Christmas. People leave the theatre either gleefully ruminating over what it all means, or cursing the day non-linear narrative was invented. It is a short step from focusing on emotions to ruminating on them, and research has shown that people who ruminate have an increased chance of becoming depressed. She turned small issues into huge problems, spent hours ruminating about perceived inadequacies, and feared rejection. In the morning, as I wake up, I start ruminating. And now you are no doubt ruminating on the results of the General Election. Synonyms think about, contemplate, consider, give thought to, give consideration to, mull over, meditate on, muse on, ponder on/over, deliberate about/on, cogitate about/on, dwell on, brood on/over, agonize over, worry about, chew over, puzzle over turn over in one's mind archaic pore on 2(of a ruminant) chew the cud. （反刍动物）反刍，倒嚼 goats ruminated nonchalantly around them Example sentencesExamples There were wagons parked there, two of them, with bison in the traces ruminating and steaming in the crisp air. As the cattle paddle, ruminant and ruminating, sociably fussing with flank to flank, they occasionally raise prying muzzles to the horizon where, spectral in the mist and distance out at sea, boats swing to the wind. We are into our third round of chicha, a black cow is ruminating at the barn door. The cow needs a balance of physical ingredients in her rumen to get her to ruminate, to slow down the flow of food through the stomach and develop rumen wall muscle tone. Synonyms chew the cud Derivatives ruminative adjective ˈruːmɪnətɪv Expressing or involving deep thought. a deeply ruminative, mysterious lament Example sentencesExamples Hollander's contribution was the slow movement of the Brahms D Minor Piano Concerto, in a ruminative and thoughtful performance. There's a solemn, ruminative atmosphere, and it's strange to see so many people and hear so little noise. In particular, the ruminative musings on anthropocentricity are virtually absent. ruminatively adverbˈruːmɪnətɪvli Walking along a back country road, a man comes across a farmer standing by a bar-gate, ruminatively watching the sunset. Example sentencesExamples Hockney just bought this mirror and it has given him a new impetus to do self-portraits. ‘I usually only draw myself in down periods,’ he says, slowly, ruminatively. It's not surprising, I guess, that, by writing about it, I strip memory of its power to make me miserable, controlling the extent to which my imagination works ruminatively and speculatively. ruminator noun ˈruːmɪneɪtəˈruməˌneɪdər The shattering implications of Bellesiles' argument for scholars, policy-makers, and ruminators upon the national character are clearly evident, but he leaves them unstated. Example sentencesExamples When in a depressed mood, ruminators generate fewer and lower quality solutions to their problems than when they are not in a depressed mood. If you are thinking about the problem for more than five minutes, there is a good chance that you are a ruminator. And even if ruminators can come up with a solution to their problems, because rumination makes their problems seem so large it saps their motivation to take even the littlest steps towards solutions. Of all the writers making a lucrative living off the soul, Thomas Moore has generally been considered the most intelligent and reality-based ruminator on what ails the modern spirit. Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin ruminat- 'chewed over', from the verb ruminari. Rhymes illuminate Definition of ruminate in US English: ruminate verbˈro͞oməˌnātˈruməˌneɪt [no object] 1Think deeply about something. 沉思 we sat ruminating on the nature of existence 我们坐着思考存在的本质。 Example sentencesExamples This of course allowed me to ruminate without distraction - and ruminate I did, ending any last chance for sleep. Montrealers are ruminating on the uncharacteristic torpor that has struck since Christmas. It's probably not worth spending any time or effort ruminating over why Hollywood decided to remake an English language film that is readily available on video and works as well today as when it first came out. She'd spent a lot of time ruminating on her conversation with the billionaire earlier that morning. Ian Patrick, meanwhile, was ruminating on what he'd overheard the secretary say. And now you are no doubt ruminating on the results of the General Election. It is a short step from focusing on emotions to ruminating on them, and research has shown that people who ruminate have an increased chance of becoming depressed. She turned small issues into huge problems, spent hours ruminating about perceived inadequacies, and feared rejection. People are often consumed with the past, ruminating about events and chewing them over and over. Ultimately, this romance becomes a narrative strategy for ruminating on creation and offering an alternate genesis myth. People leave the theatre either gleefully ruminating over what it all means, or cursing the day non-linear narrative was invented. As I enjoy the good fortune of greeting my 42nd new year's day, I've been ruminating on one sign of my good fortune: the safe, stable, well protected civil society we enjoy. In the morning, as I wake up, I start ruminating. Narrated by Kenneth Branagh, this beautifully animated short ruminates on the topics of isolation, ignorance, loss and apathy. The play focuses on ordinary people ruminating over questions they'd never been required to address publicly before. He ruminated on Amie's decisions and behavior. His protagonists are too full of life and way too complicated to be the mere vehicles for ruminating on the contemporary dilemmas they face. This is a storyline the three have been ruminating on over the last two years. Harrison Blackwood and his cronies, meanwhile, spend their days ruminating on, and searching for, signs of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe. She spends the early part of the film ruminating over a number of failed relationships; in fact, like the female lead in every romantic comedy, she's looking for Mr. Right, but having a hard time finding him. Synonyms think about, contemplate, consider, give thought to, give consideration to, mull over, meditate on, muse on, ponder on, ponder over, deliberate about, deliberate on, cogitate about, cogitate on, dwell on, brood on, brood over, agonize over, worry about, chew over, puzzle over 2(of a ruminant) chew the cud. （反刍动物）反刍，倒嚼 Example sentencesExamples We are into our third round of chicha, a black cow is ruminating at the barn door. As the cattle paddle, ruminant and ruminating, sociably fussing with flank to flank, they occasionally raise prying muzzles to the horizon where, spectral in the mist and distance out at sea, boats swing to the wind. There were wagons parked there, two of them, with bison in the traces ruminating and steaming in the crisp air. The cow needs a balance of physical ingredients in her rumen to get her to ruminate, to slow down the flow of food through the stomach and develop rumen wall muscle tone. Synonyms chew the cud Origin Mid 16th century: from Latin ruminat- ‘chewed over’, from the verb ruminari.
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