Ruminate

[Ru·mi*nate]

When you ruminate, it means you are thinking very deeply about something. You're likely to be so lost in thought that you stare off into space and don't hear people when they call your name.

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To chew the cud; to chew again what has been slightly chewed and swallowed.

Verb
reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"

Verb
chew the cuds; "cows ruminate"


v. i.
To chew the cud; to chew again what has been slightly chewed and swallowed.

v. i.
To think again and again; to muse; to meditate; to ponder; to reflect.

v. t.
To chew over again.

v. t.
To meditate or ponder over; to muse on.

a.
Alt. of Ruminated


Ruminate

Ru"mi*nate , v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ruminated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Ruminating.] [L. ruminatus, p.p. of ruminari, ruminare, fr. rumen, -inis, throat, akin to ructare to belch, erugere to belch out, Gr. , AS. roccettan.] 1. To chew the cud; to chew again what has been slightly chewed and swallowed. "Cattle free to ruminate." Wordsworth. 2. Fig.: To think again and again; to muse; to meditate; to ponder; to reflect. Cowper.
Apart from the hope of the gospel, who is there that ruminates on the felicity of heaven?

Ruminate

Ru"mi*nate , v. t. 1. To chew over again. 2. Fig.: To meditate or ponder over; to muse on.
Mad with desire, she ruminates her sin.
What I know Is ruminated, plotted, and set down.

To chew the cud; to chew again what has been slightly chewed and swallowed.

To chew over again.

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