<p><strong>verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object)<ul><li>ruminated, ruminating.</li><li>to meditate or muse; ponder.</li><li>to obsessively revisit the same thought or theme over and over again.</li><li>to chew the cud, as a ruminant.</li></ul></li></ul><p><strong>Synonyms</strong></p><ul><li>reflect, think.</li><li>chew again or over and over.</li></ul><p><strong>verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object)<ul><li>ruminated, ruminating.</li><li>to meditate on; ponder.</li></ul></li></ul>