Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Ruminant; disposed to rumination; especially, given to meditation or thought.
- Marked by rumination or careful reflection; well-considered.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Inclined to, or engaged in, rumination or meditation.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Causing
rumination or prone to it;thoughtful .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective deeply or seriously thoughtful
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Examples
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Summarizing evidence on meaning making, which she referred to as ruminative thinking, Filipp (1999) concluded, "In victims of life crises and trauma, the transformation of objective reality into their
PTSD Combat : Winning the War Within Ilona Meagher 2010
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Beethoven closed the program: the second of the opus 59 “Razumovsky” quartets, the ruminative and voluble E-minor, complete with its own mischievously obsessive quotation of a Russian tune.
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There is a natural rhythmic vibrancy to even his most fragile, strung-out tracks, but Jaar's debut album, Space Is Only Noise, is ruminative, melancholy music Jaar calls it "blue-wave".
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Like much of the Q's music, all three pieces are tranquil and ruminative, yet at the same time filled with direction and purpose; one can well imagine John Lewis and company playing their own versions of them.
Feeling Dizzy, Mulling Miles Will Friedwald 2011
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He looks over the double bed in ruminative silence.
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Beethoven closed the program: the second of the opus 59 “Razumovsky” quartets, the ruminative and voluble E-minor, complete with its own mischievously obsessive quotation of a Russian tune.
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"Our America With Lisa Ling," debuting Tuesday night, is an intelligent, ruminative affirmation on the ways life might resemble a daytime talk show.
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Hantaï's programming reinforced the ruminative vibe.
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Hantaï's programming reinforced the ruminative vibe.
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Mr. Cercas does even better, using the novelist's privilege to invade the minds of the protagonists in a book that manages to be both ruminative and suspenseful.
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