1. (of a ruminant) regurgitate and chew partially digested food
   "The cows were peacefully chewing the cud in the field"
    
2. [informal] To think or talk reflectively
   "They sat on the porch, chewing the cud over old times"

Derived forms: chewing the cud, chews the cud, chewed the cud

Encyclopedia: Chew the cud