rumination

ru·mi·na·tion  (rm-nshn)

n.

1. The act of pondering; meditation.

2. The act or process of chewing cud.

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rumination

the act of pondering or meditating. — ruminator, n. — ruminative, adj.

See also: Thinking

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rumination - a calm, lengthy, intent consideration musing, reflection, thoughtfulness, contemplation, reflexion cogitation, study - attentive consideration and meditation; "after much cogitation he rejected the offer" consideration - the process of giving careful thought to something meditation, speculation - continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature; "the habit of meditation is the basis for all real knowledge" meditation - (religion) contemplation of spiritual matters (usually on religious or philosophical subjects) introspection, self-contemplation, self-examination - the contemplation of your own thoughts and desires and conduct retrospect - contemplation of things past; "in retrospect"
	2.	rumination - (of ruminants) chewing (the cud); "ruminants have remarkable powers of rumination" chewing, mastication, chew, manduction - biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
	3.	rumination - regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding disgorgement, emesis, puking, vomiting, regurgitation, vomit - the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth

Translations

rumination [ˌruːmɪˈneɪʃən] N (= act) → rumia f; (= thought) → meditación f, reflexión f

rumination

n (lit) → Wiederkäuen nt no pl; (fig) → Grübeln nt no pl