ruminate
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Britannica Dictionary definition of RUMINATE
[no object]
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formal
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to think carefully and deeply about something
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The question got us ruminating on the real value of wealth.
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He ruminated over/about the implications of their decision.
2
technical, of an animal
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to bring up and chew again what has already been chewed and swallowed
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ruminations on the meaning of life
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Cows break down their food by rumination.
