rumination

English Thesaurus

1. regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding (noun.act)

hypernym	:	disgorgement, emesis, puking, regurgitation, vomit, vomiting,
definition	:	the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth (noun.act)

2. (of ruminants) chewing (the cud) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	chew, chewing, manduction, mastication,
definition	:	biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow (noun.act)

3. a calm, lengthy, intent consideration (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	consideration,
definition	:	the process of giving careful thought to something (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	cogitation, study,
definition	:	attentive consideration and meditation (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	meditation, speculation,
definition	:	continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	meditation,
definition	:	(religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects) (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	introspection, self-contemplation, self-examination,
definition	:	the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	retrospect,
definition	:	contemplation of things past (noun.cognition)

4. (of ruminants) chewing (the cud) (noun.act)

derivation	:	ruminate,
definition	:	chew the cuds (verb.consumption)

5. a calm, lengthy, intent consideration (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over,
definition	:	reflect deeply on a subject (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	contemplate,
definition	:	consider as a possibility (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	contemplate, meditate, study,
definition	:	think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	contemplate,
definition	:	look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought (verb.perception)

derivation	:	thoughtful,
definition	:	exhibiting or characterized by careful thought (adj.all)

6. (of ruminants) chewing (the cud) (noun.act)

derivation	:	ruminate,
definition	:	chew the cuds (verb.consumption)

7. a calm, lengthy, intent consideration (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over,
definition	:	reflect deeply on a subject (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	contemplate,
definition	:	consider as a possibility (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	contemplate, meditate, study,
definition	:	think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	contemplate,
definition	:	look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought (verb.perception)

derivation	:	thoughtful,
definition	:	exhibiting or characterized by careful thought (adj.all)