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rumination

The act of pondering or meditating.

Latin

The act of pondering or meditating.

noun [ roo-muh-NAY-shuhn ]

The act of deeply thinking, reflecting, or meditating on a subject or idea for an extended period.

  • 🖊️  During the lockdown, many found themselves in deep rumination about the future of humanity.
  • 🖊️  In the quiet of the night, her rumination led her to profound insights.
  • 🖊️  Hamlet's endless rumination on life and death drives the play's tragic momentum.
  • 🖊️  During the lockdown, many found themselves in deep rumination about the future of humanity.
  • 🖊️  In the quiet of the night, her rumination led her to profound insights.
  • 🖊️  Hamlet's endless rumination on life and death drives the play's tragic momentum.
  • 🤝  contemplation, reflection, meditation
  • ⚔️  distraction, neglect, thoughtlessness
rumination - The act of pondering or meditating.
rumination - The act of pondering or meditating.

The process of chewing cud.

noun [ roo-muh-NAY-shuhn ]

In zoology, the process by which certain animals, such as cows, chew regurgitated food (cud) to aid in digestion.

  • 🖊️  The scientist's rumination on the new data led to a groundbreaking discovery in quantum physics.
  • 🖊️  As Hamlet pondered the meaning of life, his rumination mirrored the endless chewing of cud.
  • 🖊️  In the quiet of the meadow, the cow's rumination was a meditative act, a slow dance of nature.
  • 🖊️  As Hamlet pondered the meaning of life, his rumination mirrored the endless chewing of cud.
  • 🖊️  The scientist's rumination on the new data led to a groundbreaking discovery in quantum physics.
  • 🖊️  In the quiet of the meadow, the cow's rumination was a meditative act, a slow dance of nature.
  • 🤝  chewing cud, regurgitation