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ruminatively Definition


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ruminate
verb ruminated, ruminating
    intr
    1. Said of a ruminant: to chew the cud.
    2. To chew over something again.
    tr & intr
    3. To think deeply about something; to contemplate.
      Thesaurus: contemplate, muse, ponder, reflect, brood, think, mull over, cogitate, meditate, deliberate, consider, revolve.
Derivative: ruminatingly
adj
    Thoughtfully.
Derivative: rumination
noun
    Derivative: ruminative
    adj
      Meditative; contemplative.
    Derivative: ruminatively
    adverb
      Derivative: ruminator
      noun
        Someone who ruminates.
      Etymology: 16c: from Latin ruminari, ruminates to chew the cud.



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