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ruminative
ru·mi·nate R0344200 (ro͞o′mə-nāt′)v. ru·mi·nat·ed, ru·mi·nat·ing, ru·mi·nates v.intr.1. To turn a matter over and over in the mind.2. To chew cud.v.tr. To reflect on over and over again.
[Latin rūmināre, rūmināt-, from rūmen, rūmin-, throat.]
ru′mi·na′tive adj.ru′mi·na′tive·ly adv.ru′mi·na′tor n.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | ruminative - deeply or seriously thoughtful; "Byron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the 'Byronic hero' - the persona of a brooding melancholy young man";contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, brooding, broodythoughtful - exhibiting or characterized by careful thought; "a thoughtful paper" |
ruminativeadjectiveOf, characterized by, or disposed to thought:cogitative, contemplative, deliberative, excogitative, meditative, pensive, reflective, speculative, thinking, thoughtful.Idiom: in a brown study.Translations
IdiomsSeeruminateruminative
ru·mi·na·tive (rū'mi-nā'tiv), Characterized by a preoccupation with certain thoughts and ideas.ruminative
Synonyms for ruminativeadj of, characterized by, or disposed to thoughtSynonyms- cogitative
- contemplative
- deliberative
- excogitative
- meditative
- pensive
- reflective
- speculative
- thinking
- thoughtful
Synonyms for ruminativeadj deeply or seriously thoughtfulSynonyms- contemplative
- meditative
- musing
- pensive
- pondering
- reflective
- brooding
- broody
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