ruminer
Meanings
Verb
1. to ruminate (to chew the cud)
2. to ponder, turn over, chew over (in one's mind)
Examples5
Quatre jours se passèrent à ruminer dans sa tête quel nom il lui donnerait
Four days were spent in turning over in his mind what name he would give him.
Qu'est-ce que tu rumines ?
What are you crunching on?
Les vaches passent des heures à ruminer.
Cows spend hours just chewing their cud.
Pourquoi les vaches ruminent-elles ?
Why do cows ruminate?
Il rumine quelque chose.
He's mumbling something.