| RUMINATE | • ruminate v. (Intransitive) To chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen. • ruminate v. (Intransitive) To meditate or reflect. • ruminate v. (Transitive) To meditate or ponder over; to muse on. |
| RUMINATED | • ruminated v. Simple past tense and past participle of ruminate. • ruminated adj. (Botany) ruminate. • RUMINATE v. to chew again. |
| RUMINATES | • ruminates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ruminate. • RUMINATE v. to chew again. |
| RUMINATOR | • ruminator n. One who ruminates; one who meditates or reflects. • RUMINATOR n. one who ruminates. |
| RUMINATING | • ruminating v. Present participle of ruminate. • ruminating n. An act of pondering over, meditation, or reflection. • RUMINATE v. to chew again. |
| RUMINATION | • rumination n. The act of ruminating; i.e. chewing cud. • rumination n. (Figuratively) Deep thought or consideration. • rumination n. (Psychology) Negative cyclic thinking; persistent and recurrent worrying or brooding. |
| RUMINATIVE | • ruminative adj. Causing rumination or prone to it; thoughtful. • RUMINATIVE adj. tending to ruminate. |
| RUMINATORS | • ruminators n. Plural of ruminator. • RUMINATOR n. one who ruminates. |
| RUMINATIONS | • ruminations n. Plural of rumination. • RUMINATION n. the act of ruminating. |
| RUMINATINGLY | • ruminatingly adv. While ruminating; with thought or meditation. • RUMINATING adv. RUMINATE, to chew again. |
| RUMINATIVELY | • ruminatively adv. In a ruminative way. • RUMINATIVE adv. tending to ruminate. |