ruminate
verb /ˈruːmɪneɪt/
/ˈruːmɪneɪt/
[intransitive, transitive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they ruminate | /ˈruːmɪneɪt/ /ˈruːmɪneɪt/ |
| he / she / it ruminates | /ˈruːmɪneɪts/ /ˈruːmɪneɪts/ |
| past simple ruminated | /ˈruːmɪneɪtɪd/ /ˈruːmɪneɪtɪd/ |
| past participle ruminated | /ˈruːmɪneɪtɪd/ /ˈruːmɪneɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form ruminating | /ˈruːmɪneɪtɪŋ/ /ˈruːmɪneɪtɪŋ/ |
- ruminate (on/over/about something) | + speech to think deeply about something synonym ponderWord Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin ruminat- ‘chewed over’, from the verb ruminari.