Rū/mi-nā'tion, n.

n. [Lat. ruminatio, Fr. rumination, It. ruminazione.]

1. The act of ruminating, or chewing the cud.
2. The characteristic of chewing the cud.

Rumination is given to animals to enable them at once to lay up a great store of food, and afterward to chew it. Arbuthnot. 3. The state of being disposed to ruminate; deliberate meditation or reflection. “Retiring full of rumination sad.” Thomson.