rimuginare — meaning in English
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English meaning
Senses
rimuginare is used for these senses in English:
- brood (intransitive) (typically with over, on or about) To dwell upon moodily and at length, mainly alone.
- hang up (intransitive, idiomatic) To terminate a telephone call, originally by hanging the receiver on its hook or cradle thereby automatically disconnecting the line.
- think (intransitive) To communicate to oneself in one's mind, to try to find a solution to a problem.
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.
think — full definition
- verb To use one's mind to consider, reason about, or form an opinion.
- verb To hold an opinion or belief.
- verb To remember or call to mind.