ruminare
Italian
Etymology
From Latin rūmināre, from rūminārī (“to chew the cud; to ruminate”).
Verb
ruminàre (first-person singular present rùmino, first-person singular past historic ruminài, past participle ruminàto, auxiliary avére)
- (transitive or intransitive) to ruminate (of ruminants such as cows, camels, etc.) [auxiliary avere]
- (transitive or intransitive) to chew slowly or with difficulty
- (transitive) to ponder, to ruminate on (a subject, someone's words, etc.)
- (transitive) to plot, to plan (revenge, pretexts, etc.)
Conjugation
Conjugation of ruminàre (-are) (See Appendix:Italian verbs)
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Anagrams
Latin
Verb
rūmināre
- second-person singular present active imperative/indicative of rūminor