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ruminate

The correct spelling is ruminate.

How to pronounce ruminate

/ˈɹumɪneɪt/
verb

IPA: /ˈɹumɪneɪt/

Say it like: Rum-ina-te

The correct spelling is ruminate. To chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen. For example: "A camel will ruminate just as a cow will."

Usage Examples

A camel will ruminate just as a cow will.

I didn't answer right away because I needed to ruminate first.

a ruminate endosperm

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen.
  2. 2.To meditate or reflect.
  3. 3.To meditate or ponder over; to muse on.

adjective

  1. 1.Having a hard albumen penetrated by irregular channels filled with softer matter, as the nutmeg and the seeds of the North American papaw.

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