ruminate

«ruminate» in Mova's school dictionary: To think deeply about something for a long time — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (ruminate, ruminates, ruminated, ruminating)

meaning for a pupil

1) To think deeply about something for a long time. tree →

2) (negative) To keep going over the same worries again and again. tree →

3) (science) Of cows, sheep and goats: to bring food back up from the stomach and chew it again, called chewing the cud. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons, animals that ruminate (ruminants) have a stomach with four parts and chew the cud. In stories and reflection lessons it describes a character deep in thought. In mental health it names worry that goes round in circles; talking to someone helps. Phrases: «ruminate on», «ruminate about».

examples

• The cows lay in the field, ruminating. tree →
• He ruminated on the riddle all evening. tree →
• Try not to ruminate about one bad mark. tree →
• Sheep and goats ruminate their food. tree →
• She ruminated over whether to tell the truth. tree →
• The old wizard ruminated by the fire. tree →

note

Formal for thinking. Regular verb: ruminated. Noun: «rumination»; animal noun: «ruminant». Used with «on», «about» or «over».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «ruminate» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.