ruminate
verb (used without object)
to meditate or muse; ponder.
had ruminated
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past perfectof ruminate.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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He had ruminated overnight the principle that Mrs. Delarayne had laid down in regard to Leonetta,—"that she was much too good for Denis Malster,"—and he was beginning to see that it was entirely justified.
From Too Old for Dolls A Novel by Anthony M. (Anthony Mario) Ludovici
In his corner of the igloo he had ruminated long and earnestly.
From The Trail of a Sourdough Life in Alaska by May Kellogg Sullivan
The light lay on the rough, sunburnt skin of his throat; the sunk cheeks were like patches of darkness, and his aspect was mournfully stolid, as if he had ruminated with difficulty endless ideas.
From Tales of Unrest by Joseph Conrad
