ruminate

1. v. i. To chew the cud; to chew again what has been slightly chewed and swallowed. Source: opted

2. v. i. To think again and again; to muse; to meditate; to ponder; to reflect. Source: opted

3. v. t. To chew over again. Source: opted

4. v. t. To meditate or ponder over; to muse on. Source: opted

5. a. Alt. of Ruminated Source: opted

6. v. chew the cuds Source: wordnet

7. v. reflect deeply on a subject Source: wordnet

8. 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. 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. Having a hard albumen penetrated by irregular channels filled with softer matter, as the nutmeg and the seeds of the North American papaw. Source: webster

9. Having a hard albumen penetrated by irregular channels filledwith softer matter, as the nutmeg and the seeds of the North Americanpapaw. Source: adambom

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