Both Uses of
ruminate
in
Babbitt
- Louetta raged, while the guests ruminated and peeped at her shoulders.†
Chpt 9 *
- "Needs pepping up; needs the touch that people like Mrs. Judique could give a place," he ruminated, as he rattled through the long, crude, airy streets.†
Chpt 28
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