ruminateverb [ I ]
uk/ˈruː.mɪ.neɪt/us/ˈruː.mə.neɪt/ruminate verb [ I ] (THINK)
formal to think carefully and for a long period about something:
She ruminated for weeks about whether to tell him or not.
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Thinking and contemplating
- -ly
- agonize over/about sth
- chew
- chew sth over
- chew the cud idiom
- chew your cud idiom
- depth
- joined-up thinking
- lateral thinking
- let me see/let's see idiom
- let's see idiom
- puzzle
- rack
- reflect
- take sth into account idiom
- the thought crosses sb's mind idiom
- think sth out
- think sth over
- think sth through
- worry
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ruminate verb [ I ] (EAT)
specialized biology (of particular types of animal) to bring up food from the stomach and chew it again
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Animal (non-human) behaviour
- accidental
- eusocial
- fledge
- lap
- maul
- migrant
- mob
- molt
- nest
- nuzzle
- perch
- prey
- scratch
- shy
- skitter
- slaver 1
- stampede
- suckle
- torpor
- trot
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