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Rumination

The act of ruminating; i.e. chewing cud.

📖 Definitions of "Rumination"

noun

1
The act of ruminating; i.e. chewing cud.
2
Deep thought or consideration.
3
Negative cyclic thinking; persistent and recurrent worrying or brooding.
4
An eating disorder characterized by repetitive regurgitation of small amounts of food from the stomach.

6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
musingnoun	thought, meditation, contemplation
reflectionnoun	The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.
contemplationnoun	The act of contemplating; musing; being highly concentrated in thought
reflexionnoun	(grammar, linguistics) An act or instance of referring back to the subject of a sentence, or of having an object equal to the subject.
meditationnoun	Any of various types of achieving more or less altered states of consciousness, such as vacancy of mind or prolonged contemplation on a single sensation or thought, through relaxed or focused mental and physical activity generally of a nonstrenuous and non–substance-induced nature.
thoughtfulnessnoun	Thoughtful and considerate attention.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
reflexionnoun	(grammar, linguistics) An act or instance of referring back to the subject of a sentence, or of having an object equal to the subject.
reflectionnoun	The act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.
thoughtfulnessnoun	Thoughtful and considerate attention.
meditationnoun	Any of various types of achieving more or less altered states of consciousness, such as vacancy of mind or prolonged contemplation on a single sensation or thought, through relaxed or focused mental and physical activity generally of a nonstrenuous and non–substance-induced nature.
contemplationnoun	The act of contemplating; musing; being highly concentrated in thought
musingnoun	thought, meditation, contemplation
merycismnoun	(pathology) rumination syndrome
chewnoun	The act of chewing; mastication with the mouth.
gumchewingnoun	The chewing of gum.
grumblingnoun	complaining
munchnoun	(countable, colloquial) An act of eating.
mordicationnoun	(archaic) The act of biting or corroding.
gummingnoun	The act of chewing without teeth.
gnawingnoun	A sensation of being gnawed.
munchingverb	The sound of one who munches.
chompingverb	The sound or action of one who chomps.
curmurringnoun	A low-pitched murmuring, grumbling sound.
rummagenoun	A thorough search, usually resulting in disorder.
chunteringnoun	Grumbling; complaining.
ructationnoun	(archaic) A burp.