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rumination
Found in thesaurus: consideration, chew, chewing, manduction, mastication, disgorgement, emesis, puking, regurgitation, vomit, vomiting
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rumination
n.
act of regurgitating food and re-chewing it, act of chewing cud; thought, reflection, meditation
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Rumination
Rumination may refer to:
- Rumination, the digestive process of ruminants
- Rumination syndrome, a chronic condition characterized by effortless regurgitation of most meals following consumption
- Rumination (psychology), contemplation or reflection, which may become persistent and recurrent worrying or brooding
- Ruminations, a popular email column and series of books written by comedian Aaron Karo
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rumination
Noun
1. a calm lengthy intent consideration
(synonym) contemplation, reflection, reflexion, musing, thoughtfulness
(hypernym) consideration
(hyponym) cogitation, study
(derivation) chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
2. (of ruminants) chewing (the cud); "ruminants have remarkable powers of rumination"
(hypernym) chew, chewing, mastication, manduction
(derivation) ruminate
3. regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding
(hypernym) vomit, vomiting, emesis, regurgitation, disgorgement, puking
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rumination
nf.
rumination, act of regurgitating food and re-chewing it, act of chewing cud
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Rumination
(n.)
The state of being disposed to ruminate or ponder; deliberate meditation or reflection.
The state of being disposed to ruminate or ponder; deliberate meditation or reflection.
(n.)
The regurgitation of food from the stomach after it has been swallowed, -- occasionally observed as a morbid phenomenon in man.
The regurgitation of food from the stomach after it has been swallowed, -- occasionally observed as a morbid phenomenon in man.
(n.)
The act or process of ruminating, or chewing the cud; the habit of chewing the cud.
The act or process of ruminating, or chewing the cud; the habit of chewing the cud.
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