ruminate
verb (used without object)
to meditate or muse; ponder.
have ruminated
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present perfectof ruminate.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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I have ruminated on that question a lot over the past few months.
From BBC ● Mar. 27, 2023
A few general managers have ruminated on the potential for a Kareem Hunt deal.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 25, 2022
For years, Obama’s speeches and Springsteen’s songs have ruminated on the meaning of America, in lofty language that tips into hokum.
From Slate ● Mar. 12, 2021
I have ruminated often about why this is.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 12, 2019
And who knows how long they would have ruminated upon this topic, if a carriage had not driven up, from which Kurz and the rector descended.
From Seed-time and Harvest A Novel by Fritz Reuter
