grübeln — meaning in English
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English meaning
- brood noun A group of young animals, especially birds, hatched or raised together.
- mull verb To think something over slowly and carefully, turning it over in your mind.
- muse noun A person or force that inspires an artist, writer, or other creative person.
- musing adj Absorbed in thought; contemplative
- ponder verb To think about something carefully and for a long time.
- ruminate verb To chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen.
Senses
grübeln is used for these senses in English:
- brood (intransitive) (typically with over, on or about) To dwell upon moodily and at length, mainly alone.
- chew the cud (figuratively, idiomatic, of a person) To meditate or ponder before answering; to be deep in thought; to ruminate.
- mull (usually with over) To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate.
- muse (intransitive) To become lost in thought, to ponder.
- musing thought, meditation, contemplation
brood — full definition
- noun A group of young animals, especially birds, hatched or raised together.
- noun Informal term for the children of one family.
- verb Of a bird, to sit on eggs to keep them warm until they hatch.
- verb To dwell unhappily on one's thoughts, often alone.
mull — full definition
- verb To think something over slowly and carefully, turning it over in your mind.
- verb To heat a drink such as wine or cider with sugar and spices.
- noun A headland or promontory, especially in Scottish place names.