ruminate
verb (used without object)
to meditate or muse; ponder.
have been ruminating
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present perfect progressiveof ruminate.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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While Britain pushes on with negotiations for its imminent departure, the Dutch have been ruminating on the answer to a question that no one has ever asked.
From New York Times ● Feb. 14, 2019
Meanwhile, both Rhod Gilbert, whose BBC1 show Ask Rhod Gilbert was axed in November 2011, and David Walliams have been ruminating publicly this week about quitting comedy.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 27, 2013
In the A310's worn blue seats, dozens of human guinea pigs this year have been ruminating over tomato juice, wine and airline entrees during fake flights, after first sampling the same items under normal conditions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2010
Theologians and poets and painters have been ruminating on the fall of man for many a long century.
From New York Times ● Jul. 16, 2010
My dear Tyndall, Having rushed into more responsibility than I wotted of, I have been ruminating and taking counsel what advice to give you.
From Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 1 by Thomas Henry Huxley
