formalto think about or discuss something very carefully
ruminate on something:
In the article, Alex Ross ruminates on the differences between live and studiorecordings.
Synonyms and related words
To think carefully or a lot about things
consider
plan
think out
2
biologyif an animal ruminates, it brings food back from its stomach into its mouth and chews it (=breaks it into small pieces with its teeth) a second time
Synonyms and related words
To eat - of animals
feed on
feed
hunt
derived word
rumination
noun
Word Forms
singular
rumination
plural
ruminations
Synonyms and related words
Careful thought
thought
consideration
assessment
ruminate
verb intransitive
US /ˈrumɪˌneɪt/
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
ruminate
he/she/it
ruminates
present participle
ruminating
past tense
ruminated
past participle
ruminated
DEFINITIONS2
1
formalto think about or discuss something very carefully
ruminate on something:
In the article, Alex Ross ruminates on the differences between live and studiorecordings.
Synonyms and related words
To think carefully or a lot about things
consider
plan
think out
2
biologyif an animal ruminates, it brings food back from its stomach into its mouth and chews it (=breaks it into small pieces with its teeth) a second time