ruminates

ruminates
'ru·mi·nate || 'ruːmɪneɪt v. chew cud, regurgitate food and re-chew it; think, meditate, ponder

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  • Ruminate — Ru mi*nate, v. t. 1. To chew over again. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: To meditate or ponder over; to muse on. [1913 Webster] Mad with desire, she ruminates her sin. Dryden. [1913 Webster] What I know Is ruminated, plotted, and set down. Shak. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ruminate — Ru mi*nate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ruminated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ruminating}.] [L. ruminatus, p. p. of ruminari, ruminare, fr. rumen, inis, throat, akin to ructare to belch, erugere to belch out, Gr. ?, AS. roccettan.] 1. To chew the cud; to chew… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ruminated — Ruminate Ru mi*nate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ruminated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ruminating}.] [L. ruminatus, p. p. of ruminari, ruminare, fr. rumen, inis, throat, akin to ructare to belch, erugere to belch out, Gr. ?, AS. roccettan.] 1. To chew the cud;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ruminating — Ruminate Ru mi*nate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ruminated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ruminating}.] [L. ruminatus, p. p. of ruminari, ruminare, fr. rumen, inis, throat, akin to ructare to belch, erugere to belch out, Gr. ?, AS. roccettan.] 1. To chew the cud;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Ruminator — Ru mi*na tor, n. [L.] One who ruminates or muses; a meditator. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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