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1. Chew the cuds
   "cows ruminate"
    
2. 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

Derived forms: ruminated, ruminating, ruminates

See also: rumen, ruminant, rumination, ruminative, ruminator

Type of: cerebrate, cogitate, eat, think

Encyclopedia: Ruminate