Found 2 items, similar to Rumination.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: rumination rumination n 1: a calm lengthy intent consideration [syn: contemplation, reflection, reflexion, musing, thoughtfulness] 2: (of ruminants) chewing (the cud); “ruminants have remarkable powers of rumination” 3: regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding
English → English (gcide) Definition: Rumination Rumination \Ru`mi*na"tion\, n. [L. ruminatio: cf. F. rumination.] 1. The act or process of ruminating, or chewing the cud; the habit of chewing the cud. [1913 Webster] Rumination is given to animals to enable them at once to lay up a great store of food, and afterward to chew it. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of being disposed to ruminate or ponder; deliberate meditation or reflection. [1913 Webster] Retiring full of rumination sad. --Thomson. [1913 Webster] 3. (Physiol.) The regurgitation of food from the stomach after it has been swallowed, -- occasionally observed as a morbid phenomenon in man. [1913 Webster]