v., -nat·ed, -nat·ing, -nates.

v.intr.

1. To turn a matter over and over in the mind.
2. To chew cud.

v.tr.

To reflect on over and over again.

[Latin rūmināre, rūmināt-, from rūmen, rūmin-, throat.]

ruminative ru'mi·na'tive adj.
ruminatively ru'mi·na'tive·ly adv.
ruminator ru'mi·na'tor n.

verb

To think or think about carefully and at length: chew on (or over), cogitate, consider, contemplate, deliberate, entertain, excogitate, meditate, mull, muse¹, ponder, reflect, revolve, study, think, think out, think over, think through, turn over, weigh. Idioms: cudgel one's brains, put on one's thinking cap, rack one's brain. See thoughts.

v

Definition: think about seriously
Antonyms: ignore, neglect

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IN BRIEF: To chew over again, as food previously swallowed and regurgitated. Also: To think about something for a long time.

After the lecture, the students needed time to ruminate and discuss the ideas presented.

Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - tygge drøv
v. tr. - gruble over

Nederlands (Dutch)
peinzen, herkauwen

Français (French)
v. intr. - ruminer, méditer, (Zool) ruminer
v. tr. - ruminer, méditer

Deutsch (German)
v. - grübeln, wiederkäuen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - μηρυκάζω, αναμασώ, αναχαράζω, ξανασκέπτομαι, (μτφ.) στοχάζομαι, συλλογιέμαι, σκέφτομαι

Italiano (Italian)
meditare, ruminare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - ruminar, refletir

Русский (Russian)
обдумывать, пережевывать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - meditar, rumiar
v. tr. - meditar, rumiar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - meditera, kontemplera, idissla

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
反刍, 倒嚼, 沉思, 反复思考

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 反芻, 倒嚼, 沈思, 反復思考
v. tr. - 倒嚼, 沈思, 反復思考

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 반추하다, 곰곰 생각하다
v. tr. - 반추하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 反芻する, 思いめぐらす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يتأمل, يفكر في, يجتر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮העלה גירה‬
v. tr. - ‮הרהר, שקל בדעתו‬

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