[ˈruːmɪneɪt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- think deeply about something
(e.g: we sat ruminating on the nature of existence)

- (of a ruminant) chew the cud
(e.g: goats ruminated nonchalantly around them)


Phrases:

Origin:
mid 16th century: from Latin ruminat- ‘chewed over’, from the verb ruminari