wiederkäuen — meaning in English
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English meaning
- regurgitate verb To bring swallowed food back up out of the mouth.
- ruminate verb If an animal such as a cow does this, it brings food back up from its stomach to chew it again.
- rumination noun The habit of going over the same distressing thought again and again without ever reaching a resolution.
Senses
wiederkäuen is used for these senses in English:
- regurgitate Something regurgitated; regurgitated matter.
- ruminate (intransitive) To chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen.
- rumination The act of ruminating; i.e. chewing cud.
regurgitate — full definition
- verb To bring swallowed food back up out of the mouth.
- verb (of an animal or bird) To bring food back up from the stomach to feed its young.
- verb To repeat facts exactly as learned, without really understanding them.
- verb To flow or surge back in the opposite direction.
ruminate — full definition
- verb If an animal such as a cow does this, it brings food back up from its stomach to chew it again.
- verb To ponder or reflect.
- verb To think deeply about or reflect on; to mull over.
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