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to ruminate
01
to think carefully and at length about something
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
ruminate
3rd person singular
ruminates
Present participle
ruminating
Past simple
ruminated
Past participle
ruminated
Examples
She likes to ruminate on philosophical questions before bed.
02
to chew food that has been regurgitated from the stomach, as done by certain animals like cows
Examples
The cow ruminates peacefully in the shade.
Lexical Tree
rumination
ruminative
ruminator
ruminate
rumin
