ruminate

Example Sentences

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Now that it looks like all their sweat and stress could amount to nothing, Carmy and Syd separately ruminate on the meaning of all those months of devotion and anxiety.

From Salon

Still, associating too much with the self has been linked to psychiatric disorders like depression, where the mind ruminates on the self and the body can become oppressive.

From Salon

The idea is to accept that the fear is there but to not ruminate over or attach to, it.

From Los Angeles Times

To manage the stress from intrusive thoughts, a person might obsessively count, visualize soothing images or simply ruminate — and ruminate some more.

From Los Angeles Times

And it’s not super surprising that he holds a grudge; being a paranormal confined to the same acreage for more than 200 years gives you a lot of time to ruminate.

From Los Angeles Times