rumination

Noun

Meaning

The act or process of ruminating, or chewing the cud; the habit of chewing the cud.

The state of being disposed to ruminate or ponder; deliberate meditation or reflection.

The regurgitation of food from the stomach after it has been swallowed, -- occasionally observed as a morbid phenomenon in man.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

reflexion reflection contemplation musing thoughtfulness gab study attention understanding regard concentration thinking observation consideration absorption
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Antonyms

performance execution inspiration achievement impulse neglect
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Hypernyms

consideration chewing vomiting chew vomit mastication

Hyponyms

study speculation retrospect introspection self-examination meditation

Related terms

rumen ruminant ruminate ruminator

Examples

ruminants have remarkable powers of rumination Source: Internet

“A far-reaching, serio-comic rumination on race, privilege and profound relationships between mothers and daughters, friends and rivals, idols and followers.” Source: Internet

Although some researchers have speculated that this hyper-connectivity reflects rumination (), no research has directly tested this hypothesis. Source: Internet

A heartbreaking yet beautiful rumination on tragedy, loneliness, grief, and displacement. Source: Internet

Differences in stomach construction indicated that rumination evolved independently between tylopods and ruminants ; therefore tylopods were excluded from Ruminantia. Source: Internet

Mild depression may be an adaptive response to withdraw from, and re-evaluate, situations that have led to disadvantageous outcomes (the "analytical rumination hypothesis") (see Evolutionary approaches to depression ). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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