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- pronunciation:
- ru
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- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
ruminates, ruminating, ruminated |
| definition 1: |
to think at length; meditate.
The others were waiting for an answer but he needed more time to ruminate on the matter.- synonyms:
- cogitate, contemplate, meditate, mull, ponder, reflect, think
- similar words:
- brood, cerebrate, consider, deliberate, dwell, muse, speculate, study
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| definition 2: |
to chew a cud.
The cows looked content as they ruminated.- similar words:
- bite, chew, masticate, munch
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| related words: |
ponder |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to consider or think about at length; ponder.
- synonyms:
- cogitate, consider, contemplate, deliberate, mull, ponder, think
- similar words:
- cerebrate, chew, meditate, study
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| definition 2: |
to chew again, as a cud.
- similar words:
- bite, chew, masticate, munch
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| related words: |
deliberate, gnaw |
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| derivations: |
ruminative (adj.), ruminatingly (adv.), ruminatively (adv.), rumination (n.), ruminator (n.) |
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