ruminating
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English
Definitions
verb
- To chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen.“A camel will ruminate just as a cow will.”
- To meditate or reflect.“I didn't answer right away because I needed to ruminate first.”
- To meditate or ponder over; to muse on.
noun
- An act of pondering over, meditation, or reflection.
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Synonyms
reflectmusemeditatecontemplatethink overchew overmull overpondermullspeculateponderingmusingcontemplationcogitationspeculationbethinking