rumination
/ˌɹuːmɪˈneɪʃən/
rumination noun: the act of ruminating; i.e. chewing cud.
Noun
rumination (countable and uncountable, plural ruminations)
- The act of ruminating; i.e. chewing cud.
- Deep thought or consideration.
- Amid these internal battles is a clear vision of the chaotic world outside, too; ‘Bless The Bold Future’ is a nuanced rumination on the dangers of bringing new life onto a planet in turmoil2025 July 3, Fred Garratt-Stanley, “Kae Tempest – ‘Self Titled’ review: an inspiring reflection on identity and self-discovery”, in NME
- Synonyms:
- cogitation, contemplation, deliberation, mulling, musing, pondering, meditation, reflection, rethinking, reconsideration
- Negative cyclic thinking; persistent and recurrent worrying or brooding.
- An eating disorder characterized by repetitive regurgitation of small amounts of food from the stomach.
rumination meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Kannada and Sanskrit
rumination in Tamil
- அசை போடுதல், இரைமீட்சி, எண்ணப்பித்து
rumination in Urdu
- rumination
- استغراق isteġrāq
rumination in Kannada
- ನಮಲು, ಮೆಲುಕು, ಮೆಲುಕು ಹಾಕುವಿಕೆ, ಊಂಕುವಿಕೆ, ಚಿಂತನ, ಮನನ
rumination in Sanskrit
- rumination, chewing the cud
- रोमन्थ romantha
More languagesFewer languages
- rumination in Arabic
- اجترار ijtirār
- rumination in Indonesian
- ruminasi
- rumination in Persian
- نشخوار nešxâr
Synonyms of rumination
- cogitation
- contemplation
- deliberation
- mulling
- musing
- pondering
- meditation
- reflection
- rethinking
- reconsideration
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Forms of rumination
| plural | ruminations |
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Origin of rumination
From Latin rūminātio (“chewing the cud”); see ruminate.
Words formed from rumination
Questions about rumination
- What does rumination mean?
- Rumination means the act of ruminating; i.e. chewing cud.
- What is rumination in Tamil?
- Rumination in Tamil is அசை போடுதல், இரைமீட்சி, எண்ணப்பித்து. See Rumination meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is rumination?
- Rumination is a noun.
- How do you pronounce rumination?
- Rumination is pronounced /ˌɹuːmɪˈneɪʃən/.
- What is the plural of rumination?
- The plural of rumination is ruminations.
Words near rumination in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: rumination (page history and authors); rumination (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); استغراق (Urdu) (page history and authors); rumination (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); रोमन्थ (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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