What does ruminant mean?
Ruminant means Chewing cud..
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/ˈɹuːmɪnənt/ · adjective
Chewing cud..
“I wonder what a paradox is,” remarked the priest in a ruminant manner.
Flesh behind steel and glass is unprotected From enemies that whisper to the blood; The scratch forgotten is the scratch infected; The ruminant, reason, chews a poisoned cud.
Use ruminant when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Ruminant means Chewing cud..
Common synonyms include ruminant.
Possible antonyms include nonruminant.
“I wonder what a paradox is,” remarked the priest in a ruminant manner.
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