rumination
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7.4
- noun
- /ˌruːməˈneɪʃən/
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reflexión
- He spent hours in rumination, contemplating the best path forward for his career.
- rumination and self
- negative ruminations
- rumination and self-hatred
And here then we get some really interesting ruminations by Dulles about fathers and sons.
- And here then we get some really interesting ruminations by Dulles about fathers and sons.
- And so the poem becomes this rumination between the narrator and these two men who are hungry.
- It's just kind of like this rumination on the beauty and complexity of animals of all species.
- I tend to focus even in my ruminations on like what the like, what the pathways will have are and what the like.
Examples
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There is so much regret, rumination and grief.
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It's just kind of like this rumination on the beauty and complexity of animals of all species.
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You know that sort of rumination comes when we quiet the default mode network.
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Six hours of brain surgery would accomplish what years of therapy, rumination, and denial could not.
Blog text (17) -
For one thing, many, many studies have noted nature's ability to reduce rumination, a risk factor for mental illness.
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Time spent in anticipation, hope, and rumination is never wasted.
Fiction book (1991) -
Worries in daily life often take the form of subconscious ruminations over possible threats to our well-being.
Blog text (6) -
Her daily rumination on the challenges of life often led to insightful ideas.
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The author's latest book is a profound rumination on love and loss.
Synonyms
148
2.9
Careful thought or discussion before making a decision
119
3.7
Careful thought before making a decision
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6.3
A time when someone thinks quietly and deeply about something
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4.8
Thinking about something very carefully for a long time
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6.2
A long careful thought about ideas with no clear answer
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3.8
Careful, long attention to an idea before deciding
Careful thought about something
Thinking carefully for a long time about something
Antonyms
How Thoughtful
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7.4
25
4.8
119
3.7
148
2.9
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1.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word rumination comes from the Latin ruminare, 'to chew the cud'. So to ruminate about a problem is like 'chewing' the same thought again and again, which is why rumination means long, careful thinking.