Synonyms of ruminate

Verb

1. ruminate, eat

usage: chew the cuds; "cows ruminate"

2. chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate, contemplate, muse, reflect, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate, think, cogitate, cerebrate

usage: reflect deeply on a subject; "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"; "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"; "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"

Definition and meaning of ruminate (Dictionary)