What does ruminative mean?
Ruminative means Causing rumination or prone to it; thoughtful..
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/ˈruməˌneɪdɪv/ · adjective
Causing rumination or prone to it; thoughtful..
They waited expectantly while he directed a ruminative yawn toward the white smiling moon.
‘It happened,’ returned the man, with a ruminative air, as he drew his right hand across his chin, and dipped the other in the pocket of his rough outer coat, ‘it happened somewhere about here as I reckon. I don’t think it can have been a mile from here.’
The ruminative 'cello uttered two phrases of its own and then began a dialogue with the viola.
I found that the chore of reorganizing the artifacts of my professional life was pleasantly ruminative. It had a tonic effect, because it allowed me to reflect on the changes in my views over the years.
Use ruminative when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ruminative means Causing rumination or prone to it; thoughtful..
Common synonyms include ruminous, meditative, thoughtful, pensive.
Possible antonyms include unthinking, impulsive, careless.
They waited expectantly while he directed a ruminative yawn toward the white smiling moon.
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