ruminate Antonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- look-at
- analyze
- revolve
- eye
- explore
- think-about-or-over-
- mull-over-
- question
- meditate
- wrestle-with-
- review
- deliberate
- weigh
- cogitate
- chew-on
Weak:
- second-guess
- drink-in-
- muse-upon-
- turn
- reflect-on-or-upon-
- kick-around
- speculate-about-
- assimilate
- pore-over-
- absorb
- fixate-on-or-upon-
- cudgel-one-s-brains-about-
- obsess-about-or-over-
- conceive
- perpend
- digest
- reason
- dwell-on-or-upon-
- brood-about-or-over-
- chew-over
- reminisce
- believe
- conclude
- opine
- fret-about-or-over-
- beat-one-s-brains-out-about-
Meaning of ruminate
ruminate (v)
chew the cuds
reflect deeply on a subject
ruminate (v. i.)
To chew the cud; to chew again what has been slightly chewed and swallowed.
To think again and again; to muse; to meditate; to ponder; to reflect.
ruminate (v. t.)
To chew over again.
To meditate or ponder over; to muse on.
ruminate (a.)
Alt. of Ruminated
ruminate Sentence Examples
- The philosopher spent hours ruminating on the nature of reality.
- The loss haunted her thoughts, and she couldn't stop ruminating on it.
- The scientists ruminated over the data, searching for patterns and insights.
- The artist's mind ruminated on the colors and textures that would bring her vision to life.
- The student ruminated on the difficult concept, trying to make sense of it.
- The elderly man ruminated on the memories of his long life.
- The therapist encouraged her client to ruminate on their feelings and experiences.
- The writer ruminated over the plot, searching for the perfect resolution.
- The yogi sat in meditation, ruminating on the present moment.
- The gardener ruminated on the best way to nurture his plants and bring them to bloom.
FAQs About the word ruminate
chew the cuds, reflect deeply on a subjectTo chew the cud; to chew again what has been slightly chewed and swallowed., To think again and again; to muse; to med
contemplate, study, entertain, consider,ponder, debate, look at, analyze, revolve, eye
slight, disregard, disregard,ignore, overlook, overlook, ignore, slight,dismiss, reject
The philosopher spent hours ruminating on the nature of reality.
The loss haunted her thoughts, and she couldn't stop ruminating on it.
The scientists ruminated over the data, searching for patterns and insights.
The artist's mind ruminated on the colors and textures that would bring her vision to life.
