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gruble

verbverb

to brood, to ponder, to mull things over

EtymologyOpphav

av lavtysk grubeln, opprinnelig ‘grave’ from Low German grubeln, originally ‘to dig’

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

være i dype tanker;
tenke grundig;
spekulere (1)to speculate, grunne (IV)to ponder · to muse, to mull over
to be deep in thought;
to mull things over;
to speculatespekulere (1), to pondergrunne (IV)
  • sitte og gruble to sit and brood
  • du grubler for mye you think about things too much
  • gruble over noe to brood over something
brukt som adjektiv used as an adjective
  • boka handler om en grublende tiåring the book is about a brooding ten-year-old