ruminative
gb/ɹˈumənətɪv/ us/ɹˈumənətɪv/
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English
elmélkedő, merengő, rágódó, ruminatív
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FORMAL
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Usage pattern:
[someone] is ruminative; a ruminative [person/mood/tone]
He grew ruminative after dinner, staring out at the rain.
Vacsora után elmerengve bámulta az odakint hulló esőt.
The book has a ruminative tone, moving slowly through the narrator’s memories.
A könyvnek elmélkedő hangvétele van, és lassan halad végig az elbeszélő emlékein.
She gave a ruminative nod and then asked a careful question.
Learner examples
He was quiet and ruminative.
Csendes és elmélkedő volt.
The poem is ruminative.
A vers hangvétele elmélkedő.
Common mistake:
Do not confuse with ruminant (a type of animal) or with ruminate (the verb).
Meaning
inclined to deep thought
Collocations
ruminative mood
|ruminative tone
|ruminative silence
|ruminative nature
|ruminative gaze
|ruminative walk
|ruminative essay
|ruminative pause
|ruminative state
|ruminative quality
Synonyms
reflective (More common and less formal.)
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contemplative (Often suggests calm, thoughtful consideration.)
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pensive (Often suggests a slightly sad or wistful thoughtfulness.)
Antonyms
unreflective (Not given to thinking deeply.)
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impulsive (Acting quickly rather than thinking things through.)
Themes
thinking
|personality
|emotions
Definition
thinking a lot in a quiet, serious way
Tending to think deeply and quietly about things; contemplative and reflective.
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TECHNICAL
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Usage pattern:
ruminative [thoughts/worry/thinking]
During stressful weeks, her thinking became more ruminative and self-critical.
A stresszes hetek alatt egyre inkább ugyanazokon a gondolatokon rágódott, és egyre önkritikusabb lett.
The therapist helped him notice ruminative worry before it took over his evening.
A terapeuta segített neki észrevenni a ruminatív aggódást, mielőtt az teljesen eluralta volna az estéjét.
Ruminative thoughts kept pulling her back to the argument.
Learner examples
I get ruminative when I am stressed.
Stressz alatt hajlamos vagyok rágódni.
Common mistake:
This sense is close to rumination in psychology; it is not simply ‘thinking carefully.’
Meaning
dwelling on worries repeatedly
Collocations
ruminative thoughts
|ruminative thinking
|ruminative worry
|ruminative loop
|ruminative cycle
|ruminative self-talk
|ruminative mind
|ruminative focus
|ruminative response
|ruminative pattern
Synonyms
brooding (Often implies gloom or sulking.)
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obsessive (Stronger; suggests inability to stop thinking.)
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preoccupied (More general; not always about worries.)
Antonyms
carefree (Not weighed down by repeated worry.)
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decisive (Moving to decisions rather than circling thoughts.)
Themes
mental_health
|thinking
|emotions
Definition
not able to stop thinking about the same worry again and again
Persistently turning over the same thoughts, especially worries or past events, in a way that is hard to stop.
Grammar
Dictionary form
ruminative
IPA
GB/ɹˈumənətɪv/
US/ɹˈumənətɪv/
Syllables & stress
ru - min - at - ive (4 syllables)
Stress on 1st syllable (ru)
Word forms
Adjective
- Base: ruminative
- Comparative: ruminativer
- Superlative: ruminativest
Expressions
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