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ruminate

/ˈruːmɪneɪt/verb

उच्चारण रूमिनेट

मनन करना; जुगाली करना

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    [I] ~ (on/over/about sth) formal

    to think deeply about something; (of animals such as cows) to bring food back from the stomach and chew it again

    मनन करना; जुगाली करना

    • He ruminated on his mistakes.
    • Cows ruminate.
    • She sat by the window, ruminating on her future.
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    • He ruminated for days over whether to change his course.
    • Buffaloes ruminate calmly under the shade of the tree.

    Synonyms ponder contemplate reflect mull over chew the cud

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Synonyms

ponder contemplate reflect mull over chew the cud

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ru·mi·nate

?Which word?

Keep the think-deeply words together: ruminate, ponder, cogitate, contemplate, mull over, brood (think for a long time about something that makes you unhappy).

गहराई से सोचने के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: ruminate, ponder, cogitate, contemplate, mull over, brood (दुखी करने वाली बात पर लंबे समय तक सोचना)।

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Chew the cud (think about something for a long time).

Idiom 'chew the cud' (किसी बात पर लंबे समय तक सोचना)।

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General knowledge

Science GK: ruminants such as cows, buffaloes, goats, sheep and deer have a four-chambered stomach (rumen, reticulum, omasum and abomasum) and chew the cud.

विज्ञान GK में गाय, भैंस, बकरी, भेड़ और हिरण जैसे जुगाली करने वाले जीवों (ruminants) का चार कक्षों वाला पेट (rumen, reticulum, omasum और abomasum) होता है और वे जुगाली करते हैं।