ruminate
pronunciation
How to pronounce ruminate in British English:
UK [ˈruːmɪneɪt]
How to pronounce ruminate in American English:
US [ˈruːmɪneɪt]
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- Verb:
- chew the cuds
- reflect deeply on a subject
Word Origin
- ruminate (v.)
- 1530s, "to turn over in the mind," also "to chew cud" (1540s), from Latin ruminatus, past participle of ruminare "to chew the cud; turn over in the mind," from rumen (genitive ruminis) "gullet," of uncertain origin. Related: Ruminated; ruminating.
Example
- 1. The cow began to ruminate after eating up grass .
- 2. Motor transport corporation ruminate anqing hotel .
- 3. I hav no office in which to ruminate .
- 4. He would ruminate , writing out the issues on his yellow pad .
- 5. Seeds 1 per pyrene , embryo small , endosperm uniform or ruminate .