ruminare

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin rūmināre, from rūminārī (to chew the cud; to ruminate).

Verb[edit]

ruminàre (first-person singular present rùmino, first-person singular past historic ruminài, past participle ruminàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to ruminate (of ruminants such as cows, camels, etc.) [auxiliary avere]
  2. (transitive or intransitive) to chew slowly or with difficulty
  3. (transitive) to ponder, to ruminate on (a subject, someone's words, etc.)
  4. (transitive) to plot, to plan (revenge, pretexts, etc.)

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Latin[edit]

Verb[edit]

rūmināre

  1. second-person singular present active imperative/indicative of rūminor