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Definition of ruminate verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

ruminate

verb

NAmE//ˈruməˌneɪt//

[intransitive, transitive] ruminate (on/over/about something) + speech (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they ruminate

he / she / it ruminates

past simple ruminated

-ing form ruminating

to think deeply about something synonym ponder

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rumination

NAmE//ˌruməˈneɪʃn//

noun [countable, uncountable]See ruminate in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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