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Ruminating

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Ruminating"

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Word	Definition
reflectverb	(intransitive) To think seriously; to ponder or consider.
museverb	(intransitive) To become lost in thought, to ponder.
meditateverb	(intransitive) To contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon something; to study.
contemplateverb	To look at on all sides or in all its aspects; to view or consider with continued attention; to regard with deliberate care; to meditate on; to study, ponder, or consider.
think oververb	(idiomatic) To ponder or reflect on a subject.
chew oververb	(transitive) To think deeply about; to ponder or mull over.
mull oververb	(transitive) To think deeply about something; to ponder, deliberate or ruminate.
ponderverb	To consider (something) carefully and thoroughly.
mullverb	(usually with over) To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate.
speculateverb	(intransitive) To make an inference based on inconclusive evidence; to surmise or conjecture.
ponderingverb	An act of rumination or cogitation.
musingnoun	thought, meditation, contemplation
contemplationnoun	The act of contemplating; musing; being highly concentrated in thought
cogitationnoun	(uncountable) The process of cogitating; contemplation, deliberation, reflection, meditation.
speculationnoun	(business, finance) An investment involving higher-than-normal risk in order to obtain a higher-than-normal return.
bethinkingverb	The act of thinking, thinking about, considering, reflecting, or remembering.
pondermentnoun	A mental state characterized by pondering; a feeling of doubt and curiosity.
ponderancenoun	Weight; gravity.
reflectionnoun	The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.
ponderationnoun	mental weighing; deliberation; pondering