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Question by  apple (447)

What is the difference between ruminating and wallowing?

 
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Answer by  kctaxlady (187)

Ruminating means thinking deeply about a situation, while wallowing means approaching a situation from an emotional standpoint and reliving it. When you ruminate, you seek patterns and answers that may help you to solve a problem. When you wallow, you merely immerse yourself in the same situation over and over with the same result.

 
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Answer by  Danie (993)

Wallowing implies the person is depressed. Ruminating means you are thinking it over and doesn't imply a positive or negative feeling. Those are the key differences that exist between the words ruminating and wallowing as mentioned in the question above. I hope that answers your question you had here.

 
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Answer by  Tracy (15)

Ruminating involves going over and over the details of an event, generally a negative one, either mentally or in conversation. Wallowing implies enjoyment of thinking of a past, negative event.

 
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