Definition of ruminating

"ruminating" in the verb sense

1. ruminate

chew the cuds

"cows ruminate"

2. chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate

reflect deeply on a subject

"I mulled over the events of the afternoon"

"philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"

"The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"

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Quotations for ruminating

From thoughtless youth to ruminating age. [ Cowper ]

They that have read about everything are thought to understand everything too; but it is not always so. Reading furnishes the mind only with the materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours. We are of the ruminating kind, and it is not enough to cram ourselves with a great load of collections, - we must I chew them over again. [ Channing ]

ruminating in Scrabble®

The word ruminating is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters ruminating:

RUMINATING
(126)
RUMINATING
(126)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (11 words)

ingrain, inuring, martini, migrant, minting, raining, ranting, ringman, ruining, turning, uniting

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word ruminating

RUMINATING
(126)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In ruminating

RUMINATING
(126)
RUMINATING
(126)
MINTING
(90 = 40 + 50)
RINGMAN
(90 = 40 + 50)
MIGRANT
(90 = 40 + 50)
MINTING
(89 = 39 + 50)
RINGMAN
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MIGRANT
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MINTING
(86 = 36 + 50)
RINGMAN
(86 = 36 + 50)
MARTINI
(86 = 36 + 50)
MIGRANT
(86 = 36 + 50)
RINGMAN
(86 = 36 + 50)
MARTINI
(86 = 36 + 50)
RUMINATING
(84)
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(84)
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(83 = 33 + 50)
MINTING
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RINGMAN
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MINTING
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RINGMAN
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MIGRANT
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RINGMAN
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MINTING
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RINGMAN
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RUINING
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TURNING
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INURING
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UNITING
(82 = 32 + 50)
RANTING
(82 = 32 + 50)
RINGMAN
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RAINING
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INGRAIN
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TURNING
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RAINING
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UNITING
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MIGRANT
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RANTING
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MARTINI
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MINTING
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INGRAIN
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MIGRANT
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MARTINI
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INURING
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MARTINI
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RINGMAN
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MARTINI
(80 = 30 + 50)
MIGRANT
(78 = 28 + 50)
RINGMAN
(78 = 28 + 50)
MINTING
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UNITING
(77 = 27 + 50)
UNITING
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UNITING
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INURING
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UNITING
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INURING
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INGRAIN
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MARTINI
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RINGMAN
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ruminating in Words With Friends™

The word ruminating is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 18

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters ruminating:

RUMINATING
(216)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (11 words)

ingrain, inuring, martini, migrant, minting, raining, ranting, ringman, ruining, turning, uniting

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word ruminating

RUMINATING
(216)
RUMINATING
(198)
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(120)
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In ruminating

RUMINATING
(216)
RUMINATING
(198)
RUMINATING
(120)
RUMINATING
(120)
MIGRANT
(116 = 81 + 35)
RINGMAN
(113 = 78 + 35)
MINTING
(113 = 78 + 35)
MINTING
(101 = 66 + 35)
RINGMAN
(101 = 66 + 35)
MINTING
(101 = 66 + 35)
RINGMAN
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MIGRANT
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MARTINI
(98 = 63 + 35)
MINTING
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RINGMAN
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RUINING
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UNITING
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TURNING
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RUINING
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MINTING
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INURING
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RAINING
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MARTINI
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INGRAIN
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MINTING
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RUMINATING
(90)
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RINGMAN
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RUMINATING
(88)
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(87 = 52 + 35)
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RANTING
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INGRAIN
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(84)
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RUINING
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RUMINATING
(80)
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MARTINI
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RAINING
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MINTING
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GUNMAN
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INURING
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MIGRANT
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UNITING
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RUINING
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RUMINATING
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(76)
GRANUM
(75)
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RUMINATING
(72)
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(72)
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INURING
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RINGMAN
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TINMAN
(69)
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MUTING
(69)
TURNING
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ruminating + 1 blank (2 words)

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