Ruminate Definition

ruminate
verb
  1. chew the cuds; "cows ruminate"
  2. 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"

"Ruminate" in song lyrics

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  • "Ruin hath taught me thus to ruminate,"
    William Shakespeare — Sonnet LXIV

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