English Dictionary

ruminate

/ˈɹumɪneɪt/

verb

(intransitive) To chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen. / (intransitive) To meditate or reflect.

She likes to ruminate on her past mistakes.

意味（1）

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

A camel will ruminate just as a cow will.

意味（2）

(intransitive) To meditate or reflect.

I didn't answer right away because I needed to ruminate first.

意味（3）

(transitive) To meditate or ponder over; to muse on.

What I know / Is ruminated, plotted, and set down.