ruminate
verb
[ ˈruːmɪneɪt ]
• think deeply about something.
• "we sat ruminating on the nature of existence"
Similar:
think about,
contemplate,
consider,
give thought to,
give consideration to,
mull over,
meditate on,
muse on,
ponder on/over,
deliberate about/on,
cogitate about/on,
dwell on,
brood on/over,
agonize over,
worry about,
chew over,
puzzle over,
turn over in one's mind,
pore on,
• (of a ruminant) chew the cud.
• "goats ruminated nonchalantly around them"
Similar:
chew the cud,
Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin ruminat- ‘chewed over’, from the verb ruminari .
