Also,
chew over. Ponder over, meditate, as in John tends to chew the cud before he answers, or Let me chew that over and let you know. The first term, first recorded in 1382, transfers the appearance of a patiently ruminating cow to a person deep in thought. The variant was first recorded in
1696.
chew over
| Idioms: chew the cud |
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The verb has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
reflect deeply on a subject
Synonyms: think over, meditate, ponder, excogotate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
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