1. A calm, lengthy, intent consideration
   - contemplation, reflection, reflexion [Brit], musing, thoughtfulness 
2. (of ruminants) chewing (the cud)
   "ruminants have remarkable powers of rumination" 
3. Regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding

Derived forms: ruminations

See also: ruminate

Type of: chew, chewing, consideration, disgorgement, emesis, manduction, mastication, puking, regurgitation, vomit, vomiting

Encyclopedia: Rumination

• self-sacrifice
• self-sacrificing
• self-satisfaction
• self-satisfied
• self-sealing
• self-seeded
• self-seeker
• self-seeking
• self-service
• self-serving
• self-sowed
• self-sown
• self-starter
• self-stimulation
• self-styled
• self-sufficiency
• self-sufficient
• self-sufficing
• self-suggestion
• self-supporting
• self-sustained
• self-sustaining
• self-taught
• self-taught art
• self-torment