Rumination — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a calm, lengthy, intent consideration

(of ruminants) chewing (the cud)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˌuːmᵻnˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˌuːmɪnˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˌuːmɪnˈeɪʃən/

4 syllables Say it as /ɹˌuːmᵻnˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

ruminants have remarkable powers of rumination

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

reflection musing contemplation reflexion thoughtfulness

Parts of Speech

noun	a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
noun	(of ruminants) chewing (the cud) “ruminants have remarkable powers of rumination”
noun	regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding

Word Forms

contemplate	verb	look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
ruminate	verb	reflect deeply on a subject
muse	verb	reflect deeply on a subject
thoughtful	adjective	exhibiting or characterized by careful thought

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Wiederkäuen

eine ruhige, lange und aufmerksame Überlegung

🇪🇸Spanish

rumia

una consideración tranquila, larga y detenida

🇮🇹Italian

ruminazione

una riflessione calma, lunga e intensa

🇳🇱Dutch

herkauwen

een kalme, langdurige, aandachtige overweging

🇵🇹Portuguese

ruminação

uma consideração calma, longa e atenta

🇷🇺Russian

размышления

спокойное, продолжительное, пристальное размышление

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चिंतन

एक शांत, लंबा, आशयपूर्ण विचार

🇧🇩Bengali

গুজব

একটি শান্ত, দীর্ঘ, অভিপ্রায় বিবেচনা

🇮🇳Tamil

வதந்தி

ஒரு அமைதியான, நீண்ட, உள்நோக்கமான கருத்தாய்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

రూమినేషన్

ప్రశాంతమైన, సుదీర్ఘమైన, ఉద్దేశపూర్వక పరిశీలన

🇮🇳Marathi

अफवा

एक शांत, लांब, हेतू विचार

🇮🇳Gujarati

અફવા

એક શાંત, લાંબી, ઉદ્દેશ્ય વિચારણા

🇮🇳Kannada

ವದಂತಿ

ಶಾಂತ, ಸುದೀರ್ಘ, ಉದ್ದೇಶಪೂರ್ವಕ ಪರಿಗಣನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഊഹാപോഹങ്ങൾ

ശാന്തവും ദീർഘവും ഉദ്ദേശശുദ്ധവുമായ ഒരു പരിഗണന

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਫਵਾਹ

ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਾਂਤ, ਲੰਮਾ, ਇਰਾਦਾ ਵਿਚਾਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

افواہیں

ایک پرسکون، طویل، ارادے پر غور کرنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

沉思

冷静、漫长、专注的考虑

🇯🇵Japanese

反芻

冷静で、長く、意図を持った考察

🇰🇷Korean

반추

차분하고 길고 의도적인 고려

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự suy ngẫm

một sự cân nhắc bình tĩnh, lâu dài và có chủ đích

🇹🇭Thai

การครุ่นคิด

การพิจารณาอย่างสงบ ยาว และตั้งใจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

hal memamah biak

pertimbangan yang tenang, panjang, dan penuh niat

🇵🇭Filipino

pagmumuni-muni

isang mahinahon, mahaba, layunin na pagsasaalang-alang

🇲🇾Malay

ruminasi

pertimbangan yang tenang, panjang, niat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اجترار

دراسة هادئة وطويلة ومتعمدة

🇮🇷Persian

نشخوار فکری

ملاحظات آرام، طولانی و هدفمند

🇹🇷Turkish

derin düşüncelere dalma

sakin, uzun ve kasıtlı bir değerlendirme

🇮🇱Hebrew

הִרהוּר

שיקול רגוע, ארוך, מכוון

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