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Meaning of 'ruminate' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ruminate [ a.]
- Alt. of Ruminated
2 . Ruminate [ v. i.]
- To chew the cud; to chew again what has been slightly chewed and swallowed.
- To think again and again; to muse; to meditate; to ponder; to reflect.
3 . Ruminate [ v. t.]
- To chew over again.
- To meditate or ponder over; to muse on.

Meaning of 'ruminate' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ruminate [ v]
Meaning (1):
- chew the cuds
Example in sentence:
  • cows ruminate
Meaning (2):
- reflect deeply on a subject
Example in sentence:
  • 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

Nearby Words:

rum rumble rumbler rumbling rumblingly rumbo rumbowline rumen rumicin ruminal

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