ruminate

ruminate is a 8-letter English word with 7 senses as intransitive verb, transitive verb, adjective, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To chew the cud; to chew again what has been slightly chewed and swallowed. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 13 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To chew the cud; to chew again what has been slightly chewed and swallowed.
2. intransitive verb. To think again and again; to muse; to meditate; to ponder; to reflect.
3. transitive verb. To chew over again.
4. transitive verb. To meditate or ponder over; to muse on.
5. adjective. Alt. of Ruminated
6. verb. reflect deeply on a subject

   "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"

   "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"

   Synonyms: contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, muse, ponder, reflect, speculate

7. verb. chew the cuds

   "cows ruminate"

Synonyms

contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, muse, ponder, reflect, speculate

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in ruminate:

rumanite

Common word forms

ruminated, ruminates, ruminating

Words from these letters

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