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Meaning of 'ruminate'
Meaning of 'ruminate' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Ruminate 
[ a.]
- Alt. of Ruminated [ a.]2. 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.
3. Ruminate [ v. t.]
- To chew over again. [ v. t.]- To meditate or ponder over; to muse on.
Meaning of 'ruminate' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. ruminate [ v]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- chew the cuds
- chew the cuds
Example in sentence:
- cows ruminate
Meaning (2):
- reflect deeply on a subject
- 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
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