reminisce
verb
rem·i·nisce
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reminisced;
reminiscing
Definition of reminisce
: to indulge in reminiscence
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Other Words from reminisce
reminiscer
\ ˌre-mə-ˈni-sər
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noun
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noun
Examples of reminisce in a Sentence
Ray pauses to point out the Whisky a Go Go, on Sunset Boulevard, and reminisces about the night Elvis Presley went there to see the Kinks play.
— David Wild, Rolling Stone, 13 May 1993
When relatives reminisce about my great-grandfather, they almost always precede it with some reference to his affection for me.
— Donna Tartt, Harper's, July 1992
We had apple fritters, roast chicken, an enormous lunch, with Mrs. Truman talkative, easy, and the President reminiscing and telling jokes.
— Lady Bird Johnson 2 Sept. 1965,,
A White House Diary, 1970
He reminisced with old buddies at his high school reunion.
She reminisced about her time in Europe.
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Recent Examples on the Web
Vijay Kaul, 72, reminisces about life in the picturesque valley, before the violence began. — Washington Post, "Decades after fleeing, Kashmiri Hindus still fear going back," 5 Sep. 2019 Crane, co-creator Marta Kauffman and executive producer Kevin Bright will reminisce at a Tribeca Television Festival panel in New York on Sept. 13. — Gary Levin, USA TODAY, "Exclusive: The 'Friends' Central Perk couch is traveling to a landmark near you," 3 Sep. 2019 Earlier today, American actress Jamie Lee Curtis reminisced on her almost run-in with Diana a few months before her 1997 death. — Saffeya Ahmed, CNN, "Celebrities and fans honor Princess Diana's death, more than two decades later," 31 Aug. 2019 As her youngest child kicks off the new school year, the Live with Kelly and Ryan host, 48, reminisced about Joaquin’s start in education with a hilarious throwback photo on Instagram. — Joelle Goldstein, PEOPLE.com, "Kelly Ripa Shares TBT Photo of Son Joaquin's First Day of School Ever: 'Can't Say He Looks Thrilled'," 29 Aug. 2019 Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi has reminisced about his time as a ball boy at Stamford Bridge, remembering celebrating a goal alongside Samuel Eto'o back in 2014. — SI.com, "Callum Hudson-Odoi Recalls Celebrating With Samuel Eto'o as 13-Year-Old Ball Boy in 20104," 23 Aug. 2019 Residents reminisced about drinking pure water thousands of years old from Ok. — NBC News, "Iceland holds funeral for lost glacier," 19 Aug. 2019 Since the announcement of its closure, people have reminisced on Facebook and elsewhere about shopping trips, visits to the makeup counter for special occasions, and annual photographs with Santa Claus. — Annie Zak, Anchorage Daily News, "Nordstrom’s closure will leave a big retail hole in downtown Anchorage. It’s not clear yet what will fill it.," 15 Aug. 2019 At his young daughter’s urging, a man on the cusp of divorce reminisces about his past romances and has her guess which one became her mother. — Los Angeles Times, "Here are the feature and TV films airing the week of Sunday, Aug. 11, 2019," 11 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'reminisce.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for reminisce
reminisce
verb
English Language Learners Definition of reminisce
: to talk, think, or write about things that happened in the past
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reminisce
verb
rem·i·nisce
| \ ˌre-mə-ˈnis
\
\
reminisced;
reminiscing
Kids Definition of reminisce
: to talk or think about things in the past
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