Rumination: alternatives and connections

To bite and grind with the teeth; to masticate.

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of Chew

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The act or process of considering; continuous careful thought; examination; contemplation; deliberation; attention.

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The act of disgorging; a vomiting; that which is disgorged.

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A vomiting.

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The act or operation of masticating; chewing, as of food.

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of Puke

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The act of flowing or pouring back by the orifice of entrance

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To eject the contents of the stomach by the mouth; to puke; to spew.

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of Vomit

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The act of thinking; thought; meditation; contemplation.

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A view of the inside or interior; a looking inward; specifically, the act or process of self-examination, or inspection of one's own thoughts and fee…

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The act of meditating; close or continued thought; the turning or revolving of a subject in the mind; serious contemplation; reflection; musing.

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To look backward; hence, to affect or concern what is past.

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An examination into one's own state, conduct, and motives, particularly in regard to religious feelings and duties.

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The act of speculating.

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A setting of the mind or thoughts upon a subject; hence, application of mind to books, arts, or science, or to any subject, for the purpose of acquir…

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To chew the cud; to chew again what has been slightly chewed and swallowed.

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To chew the cud; to chew again what has been slightly chewed and swallowed.

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The act of the mind in considering with attention; continued attention of the mind to a particular subject; meditation; musing; study.

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of Muse

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The act of reflecting, or turning or sending back, or the state of being reflected.

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See Reflection.

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