rumination

rumination is a 10-letter English word with 6 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act or process of ruminating, or chewing the cud; the habit of chewing the cud. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

10 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 16 · 6 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The act or process of ruminating, or chewing the cud; the habit of chewing the cud.
2. noun. The state of being disposed to ruminate or ponder; deliberate meditation or reflection.
3. noun. The regurgitation of food from the stomach after it has been swallowed, -- occasionally observed as a morbid phenomenon in man.
4. noun. regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding
5. noun. (of ruminants) chewing (the cud)

   "ruminants have remarkable powers of rumination"

6. noun. a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

   Synonyms: contemplation, musing, reflection, reflexion, thoughtfulness

Synonyms

contemplation, musing, reflection, reflexion, thoughtfulness

Common word forms

ruminations

Words from these letters

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