- present participle of ruminate.
ruminating
Example Sentences
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Hill had been ruminating about a tell-all book from the early stages of the trial, a clerk from a neighboring county who’d assisted her testified at an evidentiary hearing on the jury-tampering complaint.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
That picture is complex, but ruminating on your actions can quickly become torturous.
From Slate ● Mar. 16, 2026
Of course, some anger and frustration will come out during these talks, but long-term wallowing and ruminating on perceived unfairness can be more damaging than the layoff itself.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 2, 2026
And areas of the brain linked with "ruminating on negative thoughts" are less active when looking at, or being in, nature, Setti adds.
From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026
He was ruminating, “We’ll need our top field men for that.”
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
