plural of ruminant

(intransitive) To chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen. / (intransitive) To meditate or reflect.

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

Chewing cud. / Pondering; ruminative.

An artiodactyl ungulate mammal which chews cud, such as a cow or deer.

The act of ruminating; i.e. chewing cud. / (figuratively) Deep thought or consideration. / (psychology) Negative cyclic thinking; persistent and recurrent worrying or brooding.

Causing rumination or prone to it; thoughtful.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ruminate

present participle of ruminate

An act of pondering over, meditation, or reflection.