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Ruminate
/ˈɹumɪneɪt/
To chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen.
📖 Definitions of "Ruminate"
verb
- 1
To chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen.
"A camel will ruminate just as a cow will."
- 2
To meditate or reflect.
"I didn't answer right away because I needed to ruminate first."
- 3
To meditate or ponder over; to muse on.
adjective
- 1
Having a hard albumen penetrated by irregular channels filled with softer matter, as the nutmeg and the seeds of the North American papaw.
"a ruminate endosperm"
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