rechew
Process cud repeatedly
Rechew means to chew again, most commonly describing what ruminant animals like cows do when they bring partially digested food back up from their stomachs to chew it a second time.
This process, called rumination, allows for more thorough digestion of plant material.
The word occasionally appears in figurative contexts meaning to go over something repeatedly in one's mind, though this use is uncommon.
The cow lay in the shade, contentedly rechewing her cud.
Rechewed stomach contents
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
- bovineOf the cattle family
- ruminantMulti-stomached grazing mammal
- masticateCrush food orally
regurgitate · bolus · rumen · graze · pasture · forage · herbivore · cow
Think deeply and repeatedly
- ponderThink deeply about
- mullDeliberate at length
- reconsiderThink about something anew
- rethinkEvaluate again differently
revisit · reexamine · reassess · reevaluate · muse · brood · dwell · deliberate
Crush food orally
- salivaMouth's digestive secretion
- enzymesReaction-speeding proteins
- stomachDigestive organ below chest
- bolusChewed food mass
chyme · breakdown · nutrients · absorption · gastric · peristalsis · amylase · fermentation
cud
Rechewed stomach contents
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
- bovineOf the cattle family
- ruminantMulti-stomached grazing mammal
masticate · regurgitate · bolus · rumen · graze · pasture · forage · herbivore · cow · buffalo
ruminate
Think deeply and repeatedly
- ponderThink deeply about
- mullDeliberate at length
- reconsiderThink about something anew
rethink · revisit · reexamine · reassess · reevaluate · muse · brood · dwell · deliberate · contemplate
masticate
Crush food orally
- salivaMouth's digestive secretion
- enzymesReaction-speeding proteins
- stomachDigestive organ below chest
bolus · chyme · breakdown · nutrients · absorption · gastric · peristalsis · amylase · fermentation · cellulose