ruminate
adjective
1. (botany) Having a hard albumen penetrated by irregular channels filled with softer matter, as the nutmeg and the seeds of the North American papaw.
- a ruminate endosperm
verb
1. chew the cuds
- cows ruminate
Definition categories: consumption, eat
2. reflect deeply on a subject
Similar word(s): contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, muse, ponder, reflect, speculate
Definition categories: cognition, cerebrate, cogitate, think
Sentences with ruminate as a verb:
- A camel will ruminate just as a cow will.
- I didn't answer right away because I needed to ruminate first.