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		Definition of rumination in English: ruminationnoun ruːmɪˈneɪʃ(ə)nˌruməˈneɪʃ(ə)n 1A deep or considered thought about something.  philosophical ruminations about life and humanity Example sentencesExamples -  Most of the film consists of religious ruminations couched in arch dialogue.
 -  In the 1980s, her geopolitical ruminations moved out of domestic settings.
 -  The book appears to be the actual ruminations, almost diary entries, of a real human being named Crusoe.
 -  In all these works, the artist brings a novelist's sweep to his ruminations on what was once optimistically named the Century of Progress.
 -  Three of his songs were sweetly Gallic romantic ruminations.
 -  Her solipsistic ruminations signal a true diva's self-absorption, yet they also have a sneaky evocative power.
 -  The most touching parts of the documentary are her ruminations on her long relationship with Tracy.
 -  Film noir has thus far managed to escape the conformity trap, remaining a flexible forum for dark ruminations.
 -  The magazine's erudite, elegant editor encouraged all sorts of arcane and experimental ruminations from his reviewers.
 -  Just when you think you have it all figured out, a new piece of evidence presents itself to invite more ruminations.
 
 - 1.1mass noun The action or process of thinking deeply about something.
 this film stuck out, demanding attention and rumination Example sentencesExamples -  Its memory refuses to diminish and it demands rumination.
 -  The point is to break the hold that rumination has on your mind and body.
 -  The forms of both concertos are quite free and tend towards a pattern of orchestral tuttis interspersed with cadenza-like periods of rumination.
 -  The tendency to engage in rumination exposes a huge gender difference in the handling of emotional experience.
 -  It will be some time before an architect holds our attention so much and prompts such rumination.
 -  After much careful rumination, I have decided to make public a rather embarrassing matter about myself.
 -  He makes some daring analyses about censor interference that were fascinating grist for rumination.
 -  The problems that develop in relationships are great fuel for rumination, the obsessive overthinking that often pulls people into depression.
 -  At the very least, such rumination makes life harder.
 -  Some rumination is natural, even necessary.
 
  
 2mass noun The action of chewing the cud.  cows slow down their rumination Example sentencesExamples -  Most rumination is done at night, with a significant amount also taking place during the afternoon rest time.
 -  Almost all cows in heat exhibit a corresponding drop in rumination.
 -  Dairy cattle maintained a relatively constant rumination time per unit of fibre intake when given a constant amount of feed.
 -  The primary feature of ruminants is rumination—the regurgitation, re-chewing, and re-swallowing of the partially digested contents of the foregut.
 -  Dairy producers, veterinarians, and nutritionists rely on cud chewing—the sights and sounds of rumination—as a key monitor of dairy cow health.
 -  A change in rumination can serve as a very early indicator of lactation metabolic issues.
 -  Saliva secretion in ruminants is continuous but increases with eating and rumination.
 -  Rumination is a proven direct indicator of cow well-being and health.
 -  The process of rumination is a pattern repeated 500 times per day, occupying a total of more than 8 hours, and involving more than 25,000 chews.
 -  Rumination tends to follow a basic 24-hour rhythm.
 
    Definition of rumination in US English: ruminationnounˌro͞oməˈnāSH(ə)nˌruməˈneɪʃ(ə)n 1A deep or considered thought about something.  philosophical ruminations about life and humanity Example sentencesExamples -  Three of his songs were sweetly Gallic romantic ruminations.
 -  The magazine's erudite, elegant editor encouraged all sorts of arcane and experimental ruminations from his reviewers.
 -  Most of the film consists of religious ruminations couched in arch dialogue.
 -  The most touching parts of the documentary are her ruminations on her long relationship with Tracy.
 -  The book appears to be the actual ruminations, almost diary entries, of a real human being named Crusoe.
 -  Film noir has thus far managed to escape the conformity trap, remaining a flexible forum for dark ruminations.
 -  In the 1980s, her geopolitical ruminations moved out of domestic settings.
 -  In all these works, the artist brings a novelist's sweep to his ruminations on what was once optimistically named the Century of Progress.
 -  Her solipsistic ruminations signal a true diva's self-absorption, yet they also have a sneaky evocative power.
 -  Just when you think you have it all figured out, a new piece of evidence presents itself to invite more ruminations.
 
 - 1.1 The action or process of thinking deeply about something.
 this film stuck out, demanding attention and rumination Example sentencesExamples -  The point is to break the hold that rumination has on your mind and body.
 -  At the very least, such rumination makes life harder.
 -  It will be some time before an architect holds our attention so much and prompts such rumination.
 -  He makes some daring analyses about censor interference that were fascinating grist for rumination.
 -  The tendency to engage in rumination exposes a huge gender difference in the handling of emotional experience.
 -  Some rumination is natural, even necessary.
 -  Its memory refuses to diminish and it demands rumination.
 -  The problems that develop in relationships are great fuel for rumination, the obsessive overthinking that often pulls people into depression.
 -  The forms of both concertos are quite free and tend towards a pattern of orchestral tuttis interspersed with cadenza-like periods of rumination.
 -  After much careful rumination, I have decided to make public a rather embarrassing matter about myself.
 
  
 2The action of chewing the cud.  cows slow down their rumination Example sentencesExamples -  A change in rumination can serve as a very early indicator of lactation metabolic issues.
 -  Dairy cattle maintained a relatively constant rumination time per unit of fibre intake when given a constant amount of feed.
 -  Rumination is a proven direct indicator of cow well-being and health.
 -  Rumination tends to follow a basic 24-hour rhythm.
 -  Saliva secretion in ruminants is continuous but increases with eating and rumination.
 -  The primary feature of ruminants is rumination—the regurgitation, re-chewing, and re-swallowing of the partially digested contents of the foregut.
 -  Dairy producers, veterinarians, and nutritionists rely on cud chewing—the sights and sounds of rumination—as a key monitor of dairy cow health.
 -  Almost all cows in heat exhibit a corresponding drop in rumination.
 -  The process of rumination is a pattern repeated 500 times per day, occupying a total of more than 8 hours, and involving more than 25,000 chews.
 -  Most rumination is done at night, with a significant amount also taking place during the afternoon rest time.
 
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