ruminates
Thinks it over
Ruminates means to chew over—literally or figuratively.
Cows and other ruminants regurgitate food to chew it again; the verb captures this repeated grinding.
More commonly, to ruminate is to turn something over in the mind, dwelling on it at length: She ruminates on past mistakes.
The connotation is often of excessive or unproductive brooding.
Think deeply about
- museThink deeply about
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
- cogitateTo reflect deeply
- broodHatchlings as a group
dwell · mull · reflect · consider · think · reason · speculate · meditate
Examining one's own mind
- self-examinationScrutiny of one's thoughts
- soul-searchingProbing one's innermost feelings
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
- self-analysisScrutinizing one's own psyche
self-awareness · self-scrutiny · self-questioning · self-discovery · navel-gazing · inward · psychological · contemplative
Of the cattle family
- cowFemale bovine
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
- herbivorePlant-only consumer
- cud-chewingRechewing regurgitated food
regurgitate · masticate · grazing · pasture · forage · digestive · stomach · fermentation
ponder
Think deeply about
- museThink deeply about
- deliberateConsciously chosen, not accidental
- cogitateTo reflect deeply
brood · dwell · mull · reflect · consider · think · reason · speculate · meditate · weigh
self-reflection
Examining one's own mind
- self-examinationScrutiny of one's thoughts
- soul-searchingProbing one's innermost feelings
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
self-analysis · self-awareness · self-scrutiny · self-questioning · self-discovery · navel-gazing · inward · psychological · contemplative · solitary
bovine
Of the cattle family
cud-chewing · regurgitate · masticate · grazing · pasture · forage · digestive · stomach · fermentation · grassland
ruminatesrushes
Moves very quickly
shoots from the hip · jumps to conclusions · reacts · wings it · thinks on one's feet
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