rimuginare

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Italian

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Etymology

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From ri- +‎ Latin mūgīnārī, from mūgīnor (to ruminate, to reflect on).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ri.mu.d͡ʒiˈna.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ri‧mu‧gi‧nà‧re

Verb

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rimuginàre (first-person singular present rimùgino, first-person singular past historic rimuginài, past participle rimuginàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive, rare) to mix, to stir
  2. (transitive, figurative) to mull over, to ruminate on
    cosa vai rimuginando?
    what are you mulling over?
  3. (intransitive, figurative) to muse, to ruminate, to brood, to mull [with su ‘over’] [auxiliary avere]
    smettere di rimuginare sul passato
    to stop ruminating over the past

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