All 4 Uses of
ruminate
in
Oliver Twist
- After ruminating for some minutes with his chin sunk on his breast, he raised his head and said, with a deep sigh, that if flash Toby Crackit reported aright, he feared the game was up.†
Chpt 19
- 'Well, he is just the size I want,' said Mr. Sikes, ruminating.†
Chpt 19 *
- 'That's true!' observed the Jew, ruminating or pretending to ruminate.†
Chpt 42
- 'That's true!' observed the Jew, ruminating or pretending to ruminate.†
Chpt 42
Definition:
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(ruminate) to think about something -- especially in a sustained manner; or to think again and again about something in an unhelpful manner