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ruminate

/'r/u/m/@/,n/eI/t/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

adjective

  1. Having a hard albumen penetrated by irregular channels filled with softer matter, as the nutmeg and the seeds of the North American papaw.

    adjective

    Source: webster1913

verb

  1. chew the cuds

    verb.consumption

    Examples
    Cows ruminate.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. reflect deeply on a subject

    verb.cognition

    Source: WordNet 3.0

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

    verb

    Source: webster1913

  4. To chew over again.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

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