ruminate about



ruminate about something

 and ruminate on something
to ponder and think about something. (Alludes to a cow, relaxing and chewing its cud, as if it is thinking.) He sat, ruminating about the events of the day, humming and eating peanuts. Let me ruminate on this a little bit.

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
GaËL-French, Breton
Birgittabir-YIT-tah (Swedish), bir-GIT-tah (Swedish), BEER-geet-tah (Finnish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, Finnish
ChantÉ-English (Modern)
DomhnallDO-nahlScottish, Irish
Alice['ælis]
SieghardZEEK-hahrtGerman