English-Finnish translations for ruminate

• märehtiä
  Aikaisemmin syöty ruoansulatukseen.
  Pukki märehtii pellolla.
  Hän märehti ruokaansa tuntikausia.

Definition of ruminate

• To chew cud. Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen
• To meditate or reflect
• To meditate or ponder over; to muse on
• Having a hard albumen penetrated by irregular channels filled with softer matter, as the nutmeg and the seeds of the North American papaw

Examples

• A camel will ruminate just as a cow will
• I didnt answer right away because I needed to ruminate first
• a ruminate endosperm

Related words

• rumination
• ruminating
• rumination syndrome