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rumiar — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • linger verb To stay in a place longer than necessary, often reluctant to leave.
  • mull verb To think something over slowly and carefully, turning it over in your mind.
  • process noun A series of steps or actions that lead to a particular result.

Senses

rumiar is used for these senses in English:

  • linger (intransitive) To stay or remain in a place or situation, especially as if unwilling to depart or not easily able to do so.
  • linger (intransitive, idiomatic, often followed by on) To consider or contemplate for a period of time; to engage in analytic thinking or discussion.
  • mull (usually with over) To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate.
  • process (transitive, figurative) To think about a piece of information, or a concept, in order to assimilate it, and perhaps accept it in a modified state.

linger — full definition

  1. verb To stay in a place longer than necessary, often reluctant to leave.
  2. verb To continue to exist or persist for longer than expected, especially before fading away.

mull — full definition

  1. verb To think something over slowly and carefully, turning it over in your mind.
  2. verb To heat a drink such as wine or cider with sugar and spices.
  3. noun A headland or promontory, especially in Scottish place names.

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