Both Uses of
ruminate
in
Ulysses, by James Joyce
- No longer is Leopold, as he sits there, ruminating, chewing the cud of reminiscence, that staid agent of publicity and holder of a modest substance in the funds.†
Chpt 14
- Staggering Bob, a whitepolled calf, thrusts a ruminating head with humid nostrils through the foliage.†
Chpt 15 *
Definition:
to think about something -- especially in a sustained manner; or to think again and again about something in an unhelpful manner