Read full poem →Or state itself confounded, to decay;
Ruin hath taught me thus to ruminate--
That Time will come and take my love away.
Dictionary Entry
To chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen.
In a Sentence
“A camel will ruminate just as a cow will.”
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Common Phrases
. ruminateover ruminateupon ruminate
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