rechewing
Second time masticating
Rechewing is chewing again what has already been chewed.
Cows and other ruminants rechew their food as cud, bringing it back up from the stomach for further grinding.
Figuratively, to rechew something is to go over it again, usually tediously: He kept rechewing the same tired arguments.
Rechewed stomach contents
- regurgitationEjecting swallowed material
- bolusChewed food mass
- salivaMouth's digestive secretion
- gastricOf the stomach
enzymes · fermentation · foregut · reticulum · abomasum · microbes · digestive · stomach
Thinking deeply about something
- reconsideringEvaluating something again
- mullingDeep, slow consideration
- reflectingBouncing back light
- revisitingGoing back again
deliberating · analyzing · reexamining · brooding · dwelling · meditating · musing · cogitating
cud
Rechewed stomach contents
- regurgitationEjecting swallowed material
- bolusChewed food mass
- salivaMouth's digestive secretion
gastric · enzymes · fermentation · foregut · reticulum · abomasum · microbes · digestive · stomach · herbivore
pondering
Thinking deeply about something
- reconsideringEvaluating something again
- mullingDeep, slow consideration
- reflectingBouncing back light
revisiting · deliberating · analyzing · reexamining · brooding · dwelling · meditating · musing · cogitating · turning over
rechewingswallowing
Ingesting via throat muscles
gulping · wolfing down · gobbling · ingesting · spitting out
rechewingdismissing
Removing from position
forgetting · letting go · releasing · moving on · disregarding
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