Meaning
to brood, mull over
- to dwell moodily or persistently on negative thoughts; to brood
- to ponder deeply, turn over repeatedly in one's mind
In a sentence
Non serve a niente rimuginare continuamente sui propri errori.
There is no point in constantly brooding over one's mistakes.
Marco ha passato l'intera serata a rimuginare su quelle parole.
Marco spent the whole evening mulling over those words.
Perché rimugini ancora su una questione ormai risolta?
Why are you still brooding over an issue that is already resolved?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| rimuginare | infinitive |
| rimugino | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| rimugini | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rimugina | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rimuginiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| rimuginate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rimuginano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rimuginavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| rimuginavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| rimuginava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| rimuginavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| rimuginavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| rimuginavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| rimuginai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| rimuginasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| rimuginò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| rimuginammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| rimuginaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| rimuginarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| rimuginerò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| rimuginerai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| rimuginerà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| rimugineremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| rimuginerete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| rimugineranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| rimugini | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| rimugini | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rimugini | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rimuginiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| rimuginiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rimuginino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rimuginassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| rimuginassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| rimuginasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| rimuginassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| rimuginaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| rimuginassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| rimuginerei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| rimugineresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| rimuginerebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| rimugineremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| rimuginereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| rimuginerebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| rimugina | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| rimuginiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| rimuginate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| rimuginando | gerund |
| rimuginato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'su' or 'sopra' when specifying the topic, or can be used transitively with a direct object.
- Usually carries a negative nuance of unproductive overthinking or worrying.