Related Words for ruminate

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mull
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Verb, Name
meditate
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Name, Verb
contemplate
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Verb, Verb
ponder
/x
Verb, Verb
muse
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Verb, Verb, Noun
speculate
/xx
Noun, Verb
reflect
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Verb, Verb
think over
//x
Phrase, Verb
percolate
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Verb
dwell
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Verb
theorize
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Verb
opine
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Verb
expound
x/
Verb
ruminations
xx/x
Noun
obsess
x/
Verb
reminisce
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Verb
dissect
x/
Verb
pontificate
x/xx
Noun
savor
/x
Noun
ramble
/x
Noun
scrutinize
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Verb
verbalize
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Verb
wallow
/x
Noun
delve
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Verb
fixate
/x
Verb
brainstorm
/x
Noun
procrastinate
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Verb
wander
/x
Verb
hypothesize
x/xx
Verb
relax
x/
Verb
linger
/x
Noun
brooded
/x
Verb
analyze
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Verb
amble
/x
Noun
sulk
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Noun
unwind
x/
Verb
examine
x/x
Verb
chew
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Noun, Verb
indulge
x/
Verb
pause
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Noun
explicate
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Verb
imbibe
x/
Verb
conceptualize
x/xx
Verb
strategize
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Verb
conceptualise
x/x/
Verb
explore
x/
Verb
daydream
/x
Noun
meander
x/x
Noun
savour
/x
Noun
fantasize
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Verb
prattle
/x
Noun
graze
/
Verb
recollect
xx/
Verb
contemplation
xx/x
Noun
reassess
xx/
Verb
recapitulate
xx/xx
Verb
stewing
/x
Noun
marinate
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Noun
relish
/x
Noun
analyse
xx/
Verb
fretting
/x
Noun
grieve
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Noun
bemoan
x/
Verb
interject
xx/
Verb
gnaw
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Verb
digest
x/
Noun
discuss
x/
Verb
munch
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Name
digress
x/
Verb
revisit
x/x
Verb
gloat
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Verb
blurt
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Verb
regroup
x/
Verb
peruse
x/
Verb
contextualize
x/xxx
Verb
weep
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Verb
socialize
/xx
Verb
inquire
x/
Verb
absorb
x/
Verb
flit
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Noun
saunter
/x
Noun
postulate
/xx
Noun
tend
/
Verb
chew on
//
Phrase, Verb
mull over
/xx
Phrase, Verb
grumble
/x
Noun
rumble
/x
Noun
consume
x/
Verb
roll
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Noun
agitate
/xx
Verb
feed
/
Noun
turn over
//x
Phrase, Verb
cram
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Noun
dine
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Verb
rind
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Noun
nibble
/x
Noun
obsessively
x/xx
Adverb
endosperm
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Noun
oxen
/x
Noun
excessively
x/xx
Adverb
endlessly
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Adverb
cows
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Noun
leisure
/x
Noun
tendency
/xx
Noun
past
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Noun
taught
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Verb
deliberate
x/xx
Adjective, Verb
pore
/
Noun, Verb
question
/x
Noun, Verb
wonder
/x
Verb, Noun
worry
/x
Verb, Noun
milestone
/x
Noun, Verb
tell
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Verb, Noun
expression
x/x
Noun
literally
/xxx
Adverb
no
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Noun, Adverb, Adjective
sorta
/x
Adverb
bulletproof
/xx
Adjective, Verb
anymore
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Adverb
die
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Verb, Noun