ruminate

• Verbo que significa pensar detenida y repetidamente en algo, a menudo de manera contemplativa o meditativa. También puede referirse a rumiar (como los animales) o a considerar algo con profunda atención.

A verb used to indicate the act of thinking deeply or repeatedly about something, often in a contemplative or meditative manner.

1. C1formal

   To think deeply or repeatedly about something, often in a careful or contemplative manner.

   rumiar

   • She sat by the window, ruminating on her past decisions.
   • He spent the afternoon ruminating over the meaning of the poem.
   • Philosophers often ruminate on the nature of existence.

   Sinónimosbroodcogitateconsidercontemplatedeliberatemeditatemullmuseponderreflect

   Antónimosactdismissdisregardignoreneglect

2. Chew cudC2formalscientific

   To chew the cud, as done by certain animals like cows, sheep, and goats.

   Rumiar (masticar el bolo alimenticio)

   • The cow was ruminating peacefully in the field.
   • Ruminating is a digestive process unique to certain mammals.
   • The farmer watched the sheep ruminate after grazing.