Definition of "rumination" [ru•mi•na•tion]

• The act of pondering; meditation. (noun)
• The act or process of chewing cud. (noun)

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• "Dwelling on the negative -- which we call "rumination" -- will only make you depressed."
• "I guess the point of this little rumination is that your goal is not to “write right,” to write dutifully for an hour every day, to write the way the so-called experts – including me! — tell you is the proper way to write."
• "Besides, this level of rumination is inviting the lock drop."