ruminating

Definitions

Thinking deeply or at length about something.

The act of chewing cud, as practiced by ruminant animals.

Examples

She spent the entire evening ruminating on the mistakes she had made during the presentation.

After the argument, he sat in silence, ruminating over the harsh words that were exchanged.

Synonyms

pondering contemplating meditating musing reflecting brooding deliberating

Antonyms

ignoring disregarding forgetting dismissing neglecting overlooking acting