Definition of RUMINATE

ruminate

Meanings

Plural: ruminate, ruminated

Verb

  • chew the cuds
    • "cows ruminate"
  • reflect deeply on a subject
  • To chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen.
  • To meditate or reflect.
  • To meditate or ponder over; to muse on.

Adj

  • Having a hard albumen penetrated by irregular channels filled with softer matter, as the nutmeg and the seeds of the North American papaw.

Origin / Etymology

First attested in 1533; borrowed from Latin rūminātus, perfect active participle of rūminor (“to chew the cud, turn over in the mind”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from rūmen (“the throat, gullet”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix), itself of uncertain origin.

Synonyms

chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, Or Thesaurus:think, ponder, reflect, speculate, think over

Scrabble Score: 10

ruminate is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
ruminate is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ruminate is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

ruminate is a valid Words With Friends word