grübeln

Meaning

to brood, to ponder, to ruminate, to muse, to worry, to fret

Concepts

ponder

muse

ruminate

think

judge

brood

speculate

contemplate

reflect

wonder

consider

meditate

conceive

cogitate

deem

mull

study

cerebrate

rack one’s brains

brood over

think hard

think deeply

recall

recollect

remember

remind

cast about

excogitate

mull over

ratiocinate

reason

think over

deliberate

drink in

examine

scratch one’s head

concentrate

focus

rivet

be surprised

disbelieve

doubt

impugn

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡʁyːbəln/

Etymology

From Middle High German grübelen, from Old High German grubilōn, ultimately from the root of graben (“to dig”).