rumination

Nouns

  • (n) a calm, lengthy, intent consideration musing, reflection, thoughtfulness, contemplation, reflexion,
  • (n) (of ruminants) chewing (the cud)
    • ruminants have remarkable powers of rumination
  • (n) regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding

Synonyms

musing reflection thoughtfulness contemplation reflexion

Words of close approximity

ruminative