ruminationnoun
/ˌruː.mɪˈneɪ.ʃən//ˌruː.məˈneɪ.ʃən/rumination noun (THINKING)
[ C or U ] the act of thinking carefully and for a long period about something
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Thinking and contemplating
- -ly
- agonize over/about sth
- chew
- chew sth over
- chew the cud idiom
- chew your cud idiom
- depth
- joined-up thinking
- lateral thinking
- let me see/let's see idiom
- let's see idiom
- puzzle
- rack
- reflect
- the thought crosses sb's mind idiom
- think sth out
- think sth over
- think sth through
- thinking
- worry
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rumination noun (EATING)
[ U ] the act of bringing up food from the stomach and chewing it again
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Biting, chewing & swallowing
- bite
- champ
- chew
- chomp
- crunch
- dunk
- gnaw
- lick
- masticate
- mastication
- munch
- nibble
- peck
- peck at sth
- suck