rechewed
Gnawed a second
Rechewed is the past tense of rechew, meaning to chew again.
The word appears most often in connection with ruminants—cows, sheep, and goats rechew their food as cud.
Figuratively, to rechew something is to go over it again mentally: He rechewed the conversation, looking for where things went wrong.
Thought about once more
- revisitedWent back to
- mulledReflected upon deeply
- ponderedThought deeply about
- reflectedCast back, as light
reviewed · reexamined · rethought · dwelt · meditated · deliberated · rehashed · worried
Prolonged, repetitive thinking
- bolusChewed food mass
- regurgitationEjecting swallowed material
- masticationTeeth-based food breakdown
- salivaMouth's digestive secretion
grinding · molars · teeth · swallow · digestion · forage · fibrous · cellulose
Female bovine
- oxCastrated male cattle
- bisonLarge wild ox
- buffaloLarge North American bovine
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
bull · heifer · steer · sheep · goat · deer · antelope · yak
Reused without fresh thought
- repeatedDone or said again
- reworkedAltered after initial attempt
- recycledConverted waste into material
- redundantExceeding what's needed
iterative · reprocessed · regurgitated · monotonous · tiresome · stale · unoriginal · overwrought
Digestive organ below chest
- enzymesReaction-speeding proteins
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- nutrientsVital dietary substances
- gastricOf the stomach
fermentation · microbiome · cellulose · fiber · breakdown · processing · gut · intestinal
reconsidered
Thought about once more
reflected · reviewed · reexamined · rethought · dwelt · meditated · deliberated · rehashed · worried
rumination
Prolonged, repetitive thinking
- bolusChewed food mass
- regurgitationEjecting swallowed material
- masticationTeeth-based food breakdown
saliva · grinding · molars · teeth · swallow · digestion · forage · fibrous · cellulose · fermentation
cow
Female bovine
cattle · bull · heifer · steer · sheep · goat · deer · antelope · yak · llama
rehashed
Reused without fresh thought
- repeatedDone or said again
- reworkedAltered after initial attempt
- recycledConverted waste into material
redundant · iterative · reprocessed · regurgitated · monotonous · tiresome · stale · unoriginal · overwrought · belabored
stomach
Digestive organ below chest
- enzymesReaction-speeding proteins
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- nutrientsVital dietary substances
gastric · fermentation · microbiome · cellulose · fiber · breakdown · processing · gut · intestinal · metabolism
recheweddismissed
Released from duty
ignored · forgotten · discarded · unexamined · unconsidered