 ruminate |
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| 1. | [ verb ] (food) chew the cuds; of ruminants | |
| Related terms: | eat ruminant ruminant | |
| 2. | [ verb ] reflect deeply on a subject | |
| Synonyms: | reflect muse ponder meditate think_over contemplate chew_over mull speculate excogitate mull_over | |
| Examples: | "I mulled over the events of the afternoon" "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years" "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate" |
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| Related terms: | think study wonder brood bethink puzzle theologise introspect premeditate deliberate contemplation meditation muller muse | |
| Similar spelling: |
ruminative ruminator rumination run_into |
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