Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
ruminate .
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
ruminate . - adjective botany
ruminate
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Examples
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And I kind of ruminated on that for a couple of days.
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And I kind of ruminated on that for a couple of days.
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And I kind of ruminated on that for a couple of days.
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It's just something I've always noticed and ruminated on.
Revisiting Star Trek [Part 1 of 7]: The Original Series 2009
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And, as Tom King thus ruminated, there came to his stolid vision the form of Youth, glorious Youth, rising exultant and invincible, supple of muscle and silken of skin, with heart and lungs that had never been tired and torn and that laughed at limitation of effort.
A PIECE OF STEAK 2010
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It seems that when Sabathia ruminated a little too long over the seven-year, $161 million contract the Yankees offered him after the 2008 season, Cashman, nervous that Sabathia might sign somewhere else, sealed the deal by including a clause that gave the big lefty the option of walking away after the third year.
Billy Altman: Will No CC's For CC Sabathia Mean Trouble For Yanks? Billy Altman 2011
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It seems that when Sabathia ruminated a little too long over the seven-year, $161 million contract the Yankees offered him after the 2008 season, Cashman, nervous that Sabathia might sign somewhere else, sealed the deal by including a clause that gave the big lefty the option of walking away after the third year.
Billy Altman: Will No CC's For CC Sabathia Mean Trouble For Yanks? Billy Altman 2011
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I have ruminated on episodes like this recently as the issue of teaching the Bible in schools has entered public debate.
Lee Jefferson: Legislation of Biblical Proportions: Can We Really Have an 'Academic' Study of the Bible in Public Schools? Lee Jefferson 2011
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They have ruminated deeply about these moves and interactions, and this is especially clear in the interplay between showing the thing to their students, helping the students do it, and then talking about it.
Terence Clarke: Gustavo Naveira and Giselle Anne: The New Tango Terence Clarke 2011
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They have ruminated deeply about these moves and interactions, and this is especially clear in the interplay between showing the thing to their students, helping the students do it, and then talking about it.
Terence Clarke: Gustavo Naveira and Giselle Anne: The New Tango Terence Clarke 2011
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