Verb: ruminate 'roo-mi,neyt
- Think deeply about a subject or question over a period of time
"The scientist must stop to observe and start to ruminate";
- chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, speculate
- Chew the cuds
"cows ruminate"
Derived forms: ruminates, ruminated, ruminating
Type of: cerebrate, cogitate, eat, think
Encyclopedia: Ruminate