ruminer

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin rūminārī.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʁy.mi.ne/
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Verb

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ruminer

  1. to ruminate (to chew the cud)
  2. to ponder, turn over, chew over (in one's mind)
    • 1837, Louis Viardot, L’Ingénieux Hidalgo Don Quichotte de la Manchefr.Wikisource, translation of El ingenioso hidalgo Don Quijote de la Mancha by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Chapter I:
      Quatre jours se passèrent à ruminer dans sa tête quel nom il lui donnerait
      Four days were spent in turning over in his mind what name he would give him.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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Latin

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Verb

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rūminer

  1. first-person singular present active subjunctive of rūminor