ruminate

Preposition: about

past: You practice forgiveness so that you can stop ruminating about the past and put your energy into the present moment.

Object

• animal: But now look at the exceptions: of the really ruminating animals only one - the camel.
• time: Second most important fact about depression To break out of the depression cycle you must reduce your ruminating time.

Preposition: on

• subject: Accordingly, Rumsfeld would be without an audience if he chose to ruminate on the subject among this group.
• life: He's ruminating on life and how his has been mostly nasty, brutish and short.

Modifying Another Word

• not: Do not ruminate anywhere except in your chosen spot.
• just: I'm just ruminating out loud really, but I hope to write a little more on this in the neat future.
• still: Farmers today sometimes still ruminate on these ideas after a few drinks down pub.
• then: Lorraine McAslan produces an appropriately throaty tone for the work's opening, then ruminates long and deeply.

Followed by an intransitive particle

• over: The Coffee Machine Johnny's wife ruminates over how much he loves his coffee.
• out: I'm just ruminating out loud really, but I hope to write a little more on this in the neat future.