ruminate
verb (used without object)
to meditate or muse; ponder.
has been ruminating
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present perfect progressiveof ruminate (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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For three years, the nation’s most prominent environmental organization has been ruminating about its past and future.
From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2023
Xi has been ruminating the role of civilization in national greatness for some time.
From Forbes ● Nov. 24, 2014
David P. Goldman has been ruminating on U.S. foreign policy, first at Asia Times Online and now at PJ Media, for a while.
From Forbes ● Jun. 13, 2014
Joey Barton, who will be sitting out the first few months of the season, has been ruminating on the topic.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 16, 2012
He has been ruminating on it periodically in the interval.
From The Eye of Osiris by R. Austin (Richard Austin) Freeman
