Ruminative

Summarizing evidence on meaning making, which she referred to as ruminative thinking, Filipp (1999) concluded, "In victims of life crises and trauma, the transformation of objective reality into their ❋ Ilona Meagher (2010)

Beethoven closed the program: the second of the opus 59 “Razumovsky” quartets, the ruminative and voluble E-minor, complete with its own mischievously obsessive quotation of a Russian tune. ❋ Matthew Guerrieri (2009)

With the arena thus sanctified, we embarked on a roller-coaster ride through a Gaga theme park, with her ubiquitous hits "Telephone" and "Poker Face" along with songs from her upcoming "Born This Way" album, including the title tune and a ruminative piano interlude, "Speechless." ❋ Unknown (2011)

Robson of course is a former Arsenal favourite turned ruminative jobbing pundit but Boyce is a new one on me, albeit it is impossible to keep track of the suffocating superfluity of football commentators, a side product of the digital age where the commentator has been hothoused and battery-farmed, mercilessly cloned in great striding secret stormtrooper columns. ❋ Unknown (2012)

The ruminative settings, however, should be ideal for her assured, lyrical songs that are unafraid to address the big topics. ❋ Unknown (2011)

There is a natural rhythmic vibrancy to even his most fragile, strung-out tracks, but Jaar's debut album, Space Is Only Noise, is ruminative, melancholy music Jaar calls it "blue-wave". ❋ Unknown (2011)

"Our America With Lisa Ling," debuting Tuesday night, is an intelligent, ruminative affirmation on the ways life might resemble a daytime talk show. ❋ Hank Stuever (2011)

Hantaï's programming reinforced the ruminative vibe. ❋ Matthew Guerrieri (2009)

The pace subsides as Zeitlin becomes more ruminative; Wilson employs a weirdly eerie wooden flute that he somehow uses against the face of his drumhead and Williams bows in a decidedly ominous way. ❋ Ralph A. Miriello (2011)

Mr. DeJohnette played two original pieces, the ruminative "Oneness" and the hymnlike "Home." ❋ Larry Blumenfeld (2012)

He looks over the double bed in ruminative silence. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Mr. DeJohnette's ruminative piano is followed in sync by Mr. McFerrin's amazingly expressive voice and seems to pay homage to Brazilian vocalist Milton Nasciemento's haunting vocals from his work with Wayne Shorter on the seminal Native Dancer without plagiarizing him. ❋ Ralph A. Miriello (2012)

Like much of the Q's music, all three pieces are tranquil and ruminative, yet at the same time filled with direction and purpose; one can well imagine John Lewis and company playing their own versions of them. ❋ Will Friedwald (2011)

It would have seemed ruminative, the stare, had his eyes been softer or had he blinked; as it was, his face was set and trance-like. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Mr. Cercas does even better, using the novelist's privilege to invade the minds of the protagonists in a book that manages to be both ruminative and suspenseful. ❋ Unknown (2011)

In this ruminative episode of the Cinefantastique Post-Mortem, Steve Biodrowski, Lawrence French, and Dan Persons are taken to task by a listener for not expressing sufficient love for the admittedly very well-done vampire drama, Let Me In, and go on to consider if the purpose of critical discussion is generally misunderstood. ❋ Dan Persons (2010)

Jim: "The definition provided by Jack didn't get very many likes. It didn't even get a whole lot of views for that matter. Now Jack ruminates in [the event] with thoughts of failure and poor self-image." James: "Jack looks like he has a lot on his mind." Jane: "His girlfriend just dumped him. It was simple incompatibility reasons." James: "[Ouch], [but why] is he [taking it] so hard? They were only dating for two months." Jane: "Jack spends a lot of time inside his own head with negative self-talk." He ruminates too much instead of using this as an opportunity to grow and improve." ❋ Senahbite85 (2018)

Lost [in deep] [rumination], the girl Is creating a beautiful masterpiece of sculptural [abstract art]. ❋ Ehf (2017)

Peter had plans to assemble his Ikea furniture today, but during the assembly his mind wandered off and he started to [ruminate] about his ex and how she "borrowed" his money but never returned it back, and afterwards broke up with him. He had all these malicious thoughts inside his head and wanted to execute them all, but couldn't get himself to for the sake of his sanity. Peter's [rumination] costed him [an hour's] worth of time. ❋ Mary Mary Quite The Contrarian (2021)

"[did you] see that rumin [roach] [outside]!" ❋ Roachroach6786 (2022)

did you know [Rumine] would take 18 [bullets] and still not [give up] his Friends... ❋ Rumine (2019)

"That pizza gave me such [heartburn] I nearly upchucked! Thank God for rumination or I could have decorated [your dad's] [Oldsmobile]!" ❋ Crazed Doc (2006)

When [bar hopping] in the [Caribbean] [islands], one gets ruminated by the end of the evening. ❋ Clewless (2012)

Person 1: "[How come] you never eat a lot?" Person 2: "It's because of my Rumination Syndrome, it causes me to [regurgitate] most of the food [I eat], so it's uncomfortable for me to eat a lot." ❋ I Feel Really Sick (2023)

"You have to [do something] about this cyclical rumination, its [not healthy], act [on it]!" ❋ Smoked Salmon (2009)

Too much [girl talk] leads to Co-rumination. So girls,you better shut your [yap] sometimes before starts.. that [co-ruminating] noise! ❋ Mave_73 (2008)