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Synonyms for ruminate
ˈru məˌneɪt
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ruminate(verb)
chew the cuds
"cows ruminate"
Synonyms:
chew over, think over, mull over, muse, meditate, speculate, reflect, excogitate, ponder, contemplate, mullchew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate(verb)
reflect deeply on a subject
"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"
Synonyms:
hypothecate, shine, contemplate, theorise, speculate, theorize, reflect, chew over, excogitate, suppose, hypothesise, formulate, devise, mull over, study, contrive, ponder, invent, muse, hypothesize, meditate, forge, reverberate, mull, conjecture, job, think over
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Dictionary of English Synonymes
ruminate(v. n.)
Synonyms:
chew the cudruminate(v. n.)
ruminate(v. a.)
Synonyms:
meditate, chew, muse on, reflect upon, ponder upon, brood over, chew the cud upon
Words popularity by usage frequency
| rank | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #325 | think | |
| #429 | job | |
| #508 | study | |
| #3336 | reflect | |
| #5416 | suppose | |
| #9051 | shine | |
| #9768 | forge | |
| #13550 | muse | |
| #18236 | formulate | |
| #21495 | invent | |
| #22251 | devise | |
| #22652 | ponder | |
| #22736 | conjecture | |
| #25681 | brood | |
| #26872 | speculate | |
| #27578 | contemplate | |
| #32137 | mull | |
| #34131 | meditate | |
| #62992 | hypothesize | |
| #96645 | ruminate | |
| #97446 | theorize | |
| #103482 | contrive | |
| #113280 | reverberate | |
| #228072 | hypothesise | |
| #270742 | theorise | |
| #309992 | cogitate | |
| #322678 | hypothecate |
Translations for ruminate
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- اجترArabic
- преживям, предъвквамBulgarian
- přežvykovat, přemítatCzech
- tygge drøv, drøvtyggeDanish
- wiederkäuen, grübelnGerman
- μηρυκάζω, στοχάζομαι, αναχαράζω, συλλογίζομαι, σκέφτομαι, καλοσκέφτομαιGreek
- rumiarSpanish
- ژاویدنPersian
- märehtiäFinnish
- jótraFaroese
- ruminerFrench
- ath-chagainn, cnuasaichScottish Gaelic
- kérődzikHungarian
- խորհրդածել, որոճալArmenian
- merenungkanIndonesian
- jórtraIcelandic
- ruminareItalian
- לְהַרהֵרHebrew
- 反芻Japanese
- ruminareLatin
- whakaraupekaMāori
- drøvtygge, tygge på, tygge drøvNorwegian
- ruminar, rumiar, remoerPortuguese
- kutipakuyQuechua
- rumegaRomanian
- жевать жвачкуRussian
- idislaSwedish
- roemyîWalloon
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