Ruminate

Ruminate Definition

To think deeply and repeatedly about something, often in a reflective or brooding way. Literally “to chew the cud.” Like a ruminant repeatedly chewing partially digested food, to ruminate is to return to the same thought and turn it over at length.

A well-established verb in educated writing, especially with on or over.

Ruminate is a verb.

Ruminate has high GRE relevance.

Ruminate appears in GregMat vocabulary.

Ruminate Synonyms

brood , cogitate , contemplate , mull , ponder , reflect

How To Use Ruminate In A Sentence

1. She continued to ruminate on the ethical implications of the decision.
2. Rather than acting immediately, he ruminated over the evidence and its possible consequences.
3. The memoir gives the author space to ruminate on loss, memory, and responsibility.