Associations to the word «Rumination»
Noun
- Duration
- Childhood
- Adult
- Personality
- Encyclopedia
- Patient
- Reflection
- Diet
- Attitude
- Cattle
- Meal
- Food
- Prevention
- Strategy
- Relationship
- Thought
- Content
- Acid
- Feeling
- Feed
- Psychology
- Past
- Definition
- Shell
- Meaning
- Individual
- Rocket
- Friendship
- Illness
- Insect
- Terror
- Encounter
- Rice
- Gender
- Missile
- Focus
- Co
- Reader
- Memory
- Theme
- Treatment
- Disease
- Substance
- Absence
- Sex
- Belief
- Nature
- Contrast
- Experience
- Satellite
- Root
- Abuse
- Process
- Regulation
- Physician
- Cause
- Vision
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
RUMINATION, noun. The act of ruminating; i.e. chewing cud and other ruminants.
RUMINATION, noun. (figuratively) Deep thought or consideration.
RUMINATION, noun. (psychology) Negative cyclic thinking; persistent and recurrent worrying or brooding.
RUMINATION, noun. (pathology) An eating disorder characterized by repetitive regurgitation of small amounts of food from the stomach.
RUMINATION SYNDROME, noun. (medicine) A chronic condition characterized by effortless regurgitation of most meals following consumption, without retching or nausea.
Dictionary definition
RUMINATION, noun. A calm, lengthy, intent consideration.
RUMINATION, noun. (of ruminants) chewing (the cud); "ruminants have remarkable powers of rumination".
RUMINATION, noun. Regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding.
Wise words
Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before
you let it fall.