Ruminate — Defs

01 v. i. To chew the cud; to chew again what has been slightly chewed and swallowed.

imp. & p. p. Ruminated; p. pr. & vb. n. Ruminating

1.
To chew the cud; to chew again what has been slightly chewed and swallowed.
2.
To think again and again; to muse; to meditate; to ponder; to reflect.Fig.:
“Apart from the hope of the gospel, who is there that ruminates on the felicity of heaven?” — I. Taylor.

02 v. t. To chew over again.

1.
To chew over again.
2.
To meditate or ponder over; to muse on.Fig.:
“Mad with desire, she ruminates her sin.” — Dryden.

“What I know Is ruminated, plotted, and set down.” — Shak.

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

1.
Having a hard albumen penetrated by irregular channels filled with softer matter, as the nutmeg and the seeds of the North American papaw.(Bot.)