Associations to the word «Ruminate»
Noun
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Wiktionary
RUMINATE, verb. (intransitive) To chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen.
RUMINATE, verb. (intransitive) To meditate or reflect.
RUMINATE, verb. (transitive) To meditate or ponder over; to muse on.
RUMINATE, adjective. (botany) Having a hard albumen penetrated by irregular channels filled with softer matter, as the nutmeg and the seeds of the North American papaw.
Dictionary definition
RUMINATE, verb. Chew the cuds; "cows ruminate".
RUMINATE, 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".
Wise words
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