Both Uses of
ruminate
in
And Then There Were None
- "Job ought to be easy enough," he ruminated.
p. 14..3ruminated = thought
- As they went down the steep slope Blore said to Lombard in a ruminating voice: "You know, it beats me-why that young fellow wanted to do himself in!"
p. 86..6 *ruminating = thoughtful
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