ruminate

Verb
  1. Chew the cuds (synset 201176852)
    "cows ruminate"
    referred to in: ruminant - any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments
    is a type of: eat - take in solid food
  2. Reflect deeply on a subject (synset 200632042)
    "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"
    is a type of: cerebrate, cogitate, think - use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
    subtypes:
    • premeditate - think or reflect beforehand or in advance
    • theologise, theologize - make theoretical speculations about theology or discuss theological subjects
    • introspect - reflect on one's own thoughts and feelings
    • bethink - consider or ponder something carefully
    • cogitate - consider carefully and deeply; reflect upon; turn over in one's mind
    • question, wonder - place in doubt or express doubtful speculation
    • puzzle - be uncertain about; think about without fully understanding or being able to decide
    • consider, study - give careful consideration to
    same as: chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, speculate, think over

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