was wotd|2006|November|21
English

Pronunciation
IPA|/�rum�neɪt/
audio|en-us-ruminate.ogg|Audio (US)

Verb
en-verb|ruminat|ing

1. intransitive To chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitate|regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen.

#: A camel will ruminate just as a cow will.

1. intransitive To meditate or reflect.

#: I didn't answer right away because I needed to ruminate first.
#: Are cows ruminating when they say "om" backwards, or when they stop to chew their cud?

Translations
trans-top|to chew cud
Finnish: märehtiä
French: ruminer
German: wiederkäuen
Italian: ruminare
trans-mid
Latin: ruminare
Norwegian: drøvtygge, tygge drøv
Spanish: rumiar
trans-bottom

trans-top|to meditate
Finnish: märehtiä
French: ruminer
German: grübeln
trans-mid
Norwegian: tygge på
trans-bottom

Related terms
rumen
ruminant

See also
chew the cud

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