Ruminate (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Chew the cuds; "cows ruminate".

Classification

Verbs of eating and drinking.

Related Words

• Ruminant (noun)
• Rumination (noun)
• Rumen (noun)
• Ruminant (adjective)

Meaning ²

Reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate".

Classification

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.

Synonyms

• Think Over
• Mull
• Excogitate
• Chew Over
• Speculate
• Reflect
• Mull Over
• Meditate
• Contemplate
• Muse
• Ponder

Hypernyms

• Think
• Cogitate
• Cerebrate

Hyponyms

• Theologise
• Theologize
• Consider
• Puzzle
• Introspect
• Bethink
• Cogitate
• Question
• Wonder
• Study
• Premeditate

Related Words

• Ruminative (adjective)
• Rumination (noun)
• Ruminator (noun)