Rumination
[,rʊmə'neʃən]
Definition
(noun.) regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding.
(noun.) (of ruminants) chewing (the cud); 'ruminants have remarkable powers of rumination'.
Checker: Olivier--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act or process of ruminating, or chewing the cud; the habit of chewing the cud.
(n.) The state of being disposed to ruminate or ponder; deliberate meditation or reflection.
(n.) The regurgitation of food from the stomach after it has been swallowed, -- occasionally observed as a morbid phenomenon in man.
Checked by Archie
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Musing, meditation, reflection, cogitation, pondering.
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