Crossword-Solution: RUMINATION
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Rumination | n. | The act or process of ruminating, or chewing the cud; the habit of chewing the cud. |
| Rumination | n. | The state of being disposed to ruminate or ponder; deliberate meditation or reflection. |
| Rumination | n. | The regurgitation of food from the stomach after it has been swallowed, -- occasionally observed as a morbid phenomenon in man. |
We have 9 clues for the answer “RUMINATION”
| Clue | Answers |
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| abstractness | 25 answers |
| Reverie | 27 answers |
| cogitation | 30 answers |
| Images | 32 answers |
| contemplation | 41 answers |
| thoughts | 41 answers |
| MENTAL training | 53 answers |
| Daydream | 62 answers |
| Reflection | 66 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
REEAT
Hint 3 another clue
greedy person
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Sentences with RUMINATION (5)
She did not hurt you, I trust.' 'No, no,' said I; 'but she terrified me beyond measure.' 'Well,' said he, 'she is likely to behave better for the future; and I dare swear that neither you nor she would desire, after what has passed, to meet again.' This occurrence, so startling and unpleasant, so involved in mystery, and giving rise to so many painful surmises, afforded me no very agreeable food for rumination.
Fabricius d'Aquapendente personally knew a victim of rumination, or, as it is generally called, merycism.
The patient related that from his infancy he had been the subject of acid eructations, and at the age of thirty he commenced rumination as a means of relief.
There were no unusual features connected with the operation, but it was noticed that there were no ruminations with the meals he took until the fifth day, when a slight rumination occurred.
The petty annoyance, instead of being thrown from us, sits down beside us and becomes a sorrow, and the little offense is brooded over till, in the hot-bed of rumination, it grows into a great injury, under whose poisonous shadow springs up hatred and revenge.
Quotes with RUMINATION (3)
Horror fiction seems to spawn more dumbass 'rules' than any other kind of writing, and one of the dumbest is the assumed 'requirement' of a twist ending, going all the way back to H.H. Munro. This story is also the result of a long rumination on how stories are sometimes scuttled or diminished by succumbing to such 'rules'.
... co-rumination: the problem of talking too much about anything. Specifically,... when girls rehash their problems excessively, it leads to depression, anxiety, and a sense of hopelessness.
It would be much better if I could only stop thinking. Thoughts are the dullest things. Duller than flesh. They stretch out and there's no end to them and they leave a funny taste in the mouth. Then there are words, inside the thoughts, unfinished words, a sketchy sentence which constantly returns... It goes, it goes ... and there's no end to it. It's worse than the rest because I feel responsible and have complicity in it. For example, this sort of painful rumination: I exis…