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- ruminate about
ruminate about
ruminate about something
and ruminate on somethingto 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:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Sayen | | - | Native American, Mapuche |
| Erasmos | | - | Ancient Greek |
| MatevŽ | | - | Slovene |
| Cymbeline | | SIM-bə-leen (English) | Literature |
| Carina (2) | | kah-REE-nah (German) | Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German |
| Epona | | - | Celtic Mythology |