ruminate: verbdefinition:

•to chew again or over and over•to meditate on; ponder

ruminate

roo‐muh‐neytpronunciation:

ruminatepronunciation:

•nounruminationruminator

•adverbruminatively

•adjectiveruminative

synonyms:• ponder• contemplate• deliberate• meditate• consider• cogitate• think over• mull over• chew over

ruminate

Humans might not be the only species to spend time

ruminating about complex issues.

Less prone to spontaneity with age, older people

tend to ruminate carefully before making a move.

You shouldruminate before making important decisions.

Champion pole vaulter Yelena Isinbayeva

is ruminative before attempting a vault.

Writer’s block can become a problem when

the writer ruminatively fixates on a topic.

A moment of rumination before acting can keep us from making a mistake.

Rumination is good exercise for the brain.

A perseverating

ruminatoris often prone to headaches.