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Synonyms for ruminate
ˈru məˌneɪt
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Princeton's WordNet
ruminate(verb)
chew the cuds
"cows ruminate"
Synonyms:
chew over, think over, mull over, muse, meditate, speculate, reflect, excogitate, ponder, contemplate, mullchew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate(verb)
reflect deeply on a subject
"I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"
Synonyms:
hypothecate, shine, contemplate, theorise, speculate, theorize, reflect, chew over, excogitate, suppose, hypothesise, formulate, devise, mull over, study, contrive, ponder, invent, muse, hypothesize, meditate, forge, reverberate, mull, conjecture, job, think over
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Dictionary of English Synonymes
ruminate(v. n.)
Synonyms:
chew the cudruminate(v. n.)
ruminate(v. a.)
Synonyms:
meditate, chew, muse on, reflect upon, ponder upon, brood over, chew the cud upon
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#325 | think | |
#429 | job | |
#508 | study | |
#3336 | reflect | |
#5416 | suppose | |
#9051 | shine | |
#9768 | forge | |
#13550 | muse | |
#18236 | formulate | |
#21495 | invent | |
#22251 | devise | |
#22652 | ponder | |
#22736 | conjecture | |
#25681 | brood | |
#26872 | speculate | |
#27578 | contemplate | |
#32137 | mull | |
#34131 | meditate | |
#62992 | hypothesize | |
#96645 | ruminate | |
#97446 | theorize | |
#103482 | contrive | |
#113280 | reverberate | |
#228072 | hypothesise | |
#270742 | theorise | |
#309992 | cogitate | |
#322678 | hypothecate |
How to use ruminate in a sentence?
Every man knows his own but not others? defects and miseries; and ?tis the nature of all men still to reflect upon themselves their own misfortunes, not to examine or consider other men?s, not to confer themselves with others; to recount their own miseries but not their good gifts, fortunes, benefits which they have, to ruminate on their adversity, but not once to think on their prosperity, not what they have but what they want.
Speak to me as to thy thinkings, As thou dost ruminate, and give thy worst of thoughts The worst of words.
It is true that people can get depressed after loss, but there are very significant differences in the behaviors that we're talking about when someone's depressed after loss than what is seen in prolonged grief, one aspect of depression is withdrawing from attachment figures, whereas someone with pathological grief can ruminate and seeks more proximity with those that have died.
Translations for ruminate
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- اجترArabic
- преживям, предъвквамBulgarian
- přežvykovat, přemítatCzech
- tygge drøv, drøvtyggeDanish
- wiederkäuen, grübelnGerman
- μηρυκάζω, στοχάζομαι, αναχαράζω, συλλογίζομαι, σκέφτομαι, καλοσκέφτομαιGreek
- rumiarSpanish
- ژاویدنPersian
- märehtiäFinnish
- jótraFaroese
- ruminerFrench
- ath-chagainn, cnuasaichScottish Gaelic
- kérődzikHungarian
- խորհրդածել, որոճալArmenian
- merenungkanIndonesian
- jórtraIcelandic
- ruminareItalian
- לְהַרהֵרHebrew
- 反芻Japanese
- ruminareLatin
- whakaraupekaMāori
- drøvtygge, tygge på, tygge drøvNorwegian
- ruminar, rumiar, remoerPortuguese
- kutipakuyQuechua
- rumegaRomanian
- жевать жвачкуRussian
- idislaSwedish
- roemyîWalloon
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