"rumination" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

A calm, lengthy, intent consideration (synset 105793513)
is a type of: consideration - the process of giving careful thought to something
subtypes:
- cogitation, study - attentive consideration and meditation
- meditation, speculation - continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
- 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
same as: contemplation, musing, reflection, reflexion, thoughtfulness
(of ruminants) chewing (the cud) (synset 100280221)
"ruminants have remarkable powers of rumination"

is a type of: chew, chewing, manduction, mastication - biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to swallow
Regurgitation of small amounts of food;
Seen in some infants after feeding (synset 100119899)
is a type of: disgorgement, emesis, puking, regurgitation, vomit, vomiting - the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth