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Definition of Ruminate

Ruminate
Ruminate Ru"mi*nate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Ruminated; p. pr. & vb. n. Ruminating.] [L. ruminatus, p. p. of ruminari, ruminare, fr. rumen, -inis, throat, akin to ructare to belch, erugere to belch out, Gr. ?, AS. roccettan.] 1. To chew the cud; to chew again what has been slightly chewed and swallowed. ``Cattle free to ruminate.' --Wordsworth. 2. Fig.: To think again and again; to muse; to meditate; to ponder; to reflect. --Cowper. Apart from the hope of the gospel, who is there that ruminates on the felicity of heaven? --I. Taylor.
Ruminate
Ruminate Ru"mi*nate, v. t. 1. To chew over again. 2. Fig.: To meditate or ponder over; to muse on. Mad with desire, she ruminates her sin. --Dryden. What I know Is ruminated, plotted, and set down. --Shak.
Ruminate
Ruminate Ru"mi*nate, Ruminated Ru"mi*na`ted, a. (Bot.) Having a hard albumen penetrated by irregular channels filled with softer matter, as the nutmeg and the seeds of the North American papaw.

Meaning of Ruminate from wikipedia

- Look up rumination in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Rumination may refer to: Rumination, the digestive process of ruminants Rumination syndrome, a...
- model of rumination. However, other theories have proposed different definitions for rumination. For example, in the Goal Progress Theory, rumination is conceptualized...
- The theory of co-rumination refers to extensively discussing and revisiting problems, speculating about problems, and focusing on negative feelings with...
- Rumination syndrome, or merycism, is a chronic motility disorder characterized by effortless regurgitation of most meals following consumption, due to...
- to further break down plant matter and stimulate digestion is called rumination. The word "ruminant" comes from the Latin ruminare, which means "to chew...
- Ruminations is the seventh solo studio album by American musician Conor Oberst, released on October 14, 2016 on Nonesuch Records. An expanded edition...
- Indian Ruminations is an online portal in English, publishing literature and journalistic writings. Indian Ruminations was founded by Sandhya SN and launched...
- The Ruminator Review, originally the Hungry Mind Review, was a quarterly book review magazine founded by David Unowsky and published in St. Paul, Minnesota...
- (1989), Fool Moon (1993), The Harlequin Studies (2003), and Mr. Fox: A Rumination (2004). Mr. Fox is a production that Irwin has worked on for years, a...
- set forth in the Torah and the Talmud. Animals that both chew their cud (ruminate, i.e. regurgitate partly digested food from a specialised multi-chambered...