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ruminate

Intransitive Verb

Meanings

Intransitive Verb

[~ on something][~ about something]

To think deeply and carefully about something for a long period of time.

"She spent the entire evening ruminating on the decision she had to make."

Intransitive Verb

To chew the cud, specifically referring to the process where a ruminant animal regurgitates food to chew it again.

"The cows stood quietly in the meadow, ruminating their grass."

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