Ru″mi‐nate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Ruminated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Ruminating.] [L. ruminatus, p. p. of ruminari, ruminare, fr. rumen, -inis, throat, akin to ructare to belch, erugere to belch out, Gr. �, AS. roccettan.] 1. To chew the cud; to chew again what has been slightly chewed and swallowed. “Cattle free to ruminate.” Wordsworth.
2. Fig.: To think again and again; to muse; to meditate; to ponder; to reflect. Cowper.
Apart from the hope of the gospel, who is there that ruminates on the felicity of heaven? I. Taylor.