reminisce

rem·i·nisce

intransitive verb \ˌre-mə-ˈnis\

rem·i·niscedrem·i·nisc·ing

Definition of REMINISCE

: to indulge in reminiscence

— rem·i·nis·cer \-ˈni-sər\ noun

Examples of REMINISCE

1. He reminisced with old buddies at his high school reunion.
2. She reminisced about her time in Europe.
3. Ray pauses to point out the Whisky a Go Go, on Sunset Boulevard, and reminisces about the night Elvis Presley went there to see the Kinks play. —David Wild, Rolling Stone, 13 May 1993
4. When relatives reminisce about my great-grandfather, they almost always precede it with some reference to his affection for me. —Donna Tartt, Harper's, July 1992
5. We had apple fritters, roast chicken, an enormous lunch, with Mrs. Truman talkative, easy, and the President reminiscing and telling jokes. —Lady Bird Johnson, 2 Sept. 1965,A White House Diary, 1970

Origin of REMINISCE

back-formation from reminiscence

First Known Use: 1829

Rhymes with REMINISCE

ambergris, dotted swiss, hit-and-miss, hit-or-miss, junior miss, verdigris