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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ru•mi•nate /ˈruməˌneɪt/USA pronunciation v., -nat•ed, -nat•ing. v. - Zoologyto chew food brought back from the stomach into the mouth, as a ruminant animal does: [no object]ruminating in the pasture.[~ + object]to ruminate their food.
- to think deeply (about); ponder: [no object]ruminating in his study.[~ + object]ruminating the problem.
ru•mi•na•tion /ˌruməˈmeɪʃən/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable* countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ru•mi•nate (ro̅o̅′mə nāt′),USA pronunciation v., -nat•ed, -nat•ing. v.i. - Zoologyto chew the cud, as a ruminant.
- to meditate or muse;
ponder.
v.t. - to chew again or over and over.
- to meditate on;
ponder.
- Latin rūminātus (past participle of rūminārī, rūmināre to ruminate), equivalent. to rūmin- (stem of rūmen rumen) + -ātus -ate1
- 1525–35
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged think, reflect.
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