Ruminate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɹumɪneɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Ruminate is a verb meaning (intransitive) To chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen.
Meaning
(intransitive) To chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To meditate or reflect.
- (transitive) To meditate or ponder over; to muse on.
- (botany) Having a hard albumen penetrated by irregular channels filled with softer matter, as the nutmeg and the seeds of the North American papaw.
Example Sentences
A camel will ruminate just as a cow will.
What I know / Is ruminated, plotted, and set down.
I didn't answer right away because I needed to ruminate first.
Meanwhile, the MoT had itself also been ruminating on options for the northern half of the route.
Word Forms
- ruminates
- ruminating
- ruminated
- ruminatest
- ruminatedst
- ruminateth
Synonyms for ruminate
Depending on context, synonyms include contemplate, speculate, mull, reflect, meditate, muse.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include reflect, muse, meditate, contemplate, ponder, mull.
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