Rumination (Noun)
Meaning 1
(of ruminants) chewing (the cud); "ruminants have remarkable powers of rumination".
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Hypernyms
Related Words
Meaning 2
Regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Hypernyms
Meaning 3
A calm, lengthy, intent consideration.
Classification
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Self-contemplation
- Meditation
- Cogitation
- Introspection
- Self-examination
- Retrospect
- Study
- Speculation