ruminative

Or at least a quieter, more ruminative one than they've been used to.

During the last couple of decades, we've been grounded and ruminative.

A long silence fell over the line, ruminative on both sides.

Yet when I say "least ruminative," that is only partially true.

But first, some lunch and a ruminative discussion of various affairs.

For one thing, the ruminative thinking of depression is often not particularly effective in solving problems.

He made the most of this energetic music's occasional ruminative moments.

For a moment he fell into a ruminative silence.

When the old man got that ponderously ruminative look on his face, one never knew how much he was taking in and thinking about.

With luck, this ruminative exhibition will spark discussion and interest.

You need so much ruminative time to build these elaborate alternate realities.

His great ruminative and innovative paintings have to be sought out elsewhere.

The answer in most cases was still a slow, ruminative, maddening shake of the head.

In an instant culture, books represent our more ruminative, deliberate and thoughtful side.

It is, in fact, a long-running and ruminative autobiography that has to be seen, not read.

They looked out over the great de Clare lands in a ruminative, rather tired fashion.

But that is surely inevitable when the writing is so ruminative.

There were moments of delicacy and ruminative lyricism as well.

Even the ruminative middle movement shows a wistful rather than lachrymose quality.

And in some of the more ruminative pieces (in Op.

Craig snorted, but he was relieved when the man fell into a ruminative silence.

Though the tone of these stories is often dark and ruminative, not all of them end badly.

As it is, you are always aware of the gap between dramatic gesture and ruminative text.

All of the paintings are unexpectedly touching and ruminative.

Doc scratched the side of his nose in a vaguely ruminative manner.