rumination

NOUN
10 LETTERS · STARTS WITH R

rumination is a valid 10-letter word worth 12 points in Scrabble and 16 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
R1U1M3I1N1A1T1I1O1N1
1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =12 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 24TRIPLE WORD → 36
MEANING

What does rumination mean?

NOUN · 3 SENSES
1

A calm, lengthy, intent consideration.

SYNONYMS
CONTEMPLATIONMUSINGREFLECTIONREFLEXIONTHOUGHTFULNESS
BROADER
CONSIDERATION
NARROWER
SELF-EXAMINATIONSELF-CONTEMPLATIONRETROSPECTSTUDYSPECULATIONINTROSPECTIONCOGITATIONMEDITATION
RELATED
RUMINATE
2

(of ruminants) chewing (the cud).

“ruminants have remarkable powers of rumination”

BROADER
CHEWCHEWINGMANDUCTIONMASTICATION
RELATED
RUMINATE
3

Regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding.

BROADER
REGURGITATIONPUKINGEMESISDISGORGEMENTVOMITVOMITING