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ruminate

/ˈruːmɪneɪt/

/ˈrumɪneɪt/

ruminateverb

ruminated

Past Simple

ruminated

Past Participle

ruminating

Gerund

/ˈruːmɪneɪt/

/ˈrumɪneɪt/

Translations

ruminerau sens figuré, en parlant d’une réflexion approfondie

She ruminated on the events of the day, trying to make sense of everything that had happened.

Elle a ruminé les événements de la journée, essayant de donner un sens à tout ce qui s’était passé.

rumineren parlant des animaux qui mâchent le bol alimentaire

The cows were ruminating in the field, slowly chewing their cud.

Les vaches ruminaient dans le champ, mâchant lentement leur bol alimentaire.

Definitions

To think deeply about something.

She ruminated on the events of the day, trying to make sense of everything that had happened.

To chew the cud, as a cow does.

The cows were ruminating in the field, slowly chewing their cud.

Synonyms

think over

mull over

reflect

ruminategerund / present participle

Definitions

Engaged in chewing the cud or in deep, meditative thought.

The ruminating cattle stood silently in the pasture.

ruminateadjective

more ruminate

Comp.

most ruminate

Super.

/ˈruː.mɪ.neɪt/

/ˈruː.mə.neɪt/

Rare; chiefly in botany and zoology, describing a surface or internal structure that appears chewed or furrowed

Translations

ruminéterme de botanique

Under the microscope, the seed revealed a distinctly ruminate endosperm.

Au microscope, la graine montrait un endosperme nettement ruminé.

Definitions

Having a mottled, furrowed, or irregularly infolded appearance, especially of a seed coat or endosperm.

Under the microscope, the seed revealed a distinctly ruminate endosperm.

Synonyms