chew the cud en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
- To ruminate (of ruminant animals).
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(figuratively, idiomatic, of a person) To meditate or ponder before answering; to be deep in thought; to ruminate.
chewed the thrice turned cud of wrath
1847, Alfred Tennyson, “(please specify the page number, or |part=Prologue, I to VII, or conclusion)”, in The Princess: A Medley, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC:George sat chewing the cud over matters. Unhappy memories.
1963, J P Donleavy, A Singular Man, published 1963 (USA), page 46:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chewed the cud | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| chewed the cud | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| chewing the cud | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| chews the cud | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
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Translations (25)
te నెమరువేయు (literal meaning) · it ruminare (literal meaning) · tr geviş getirmek (literal meaning) · de grübeln (to meditate or ponder before answering) · pl zastanawiać się (to meditate or ponder before answering) · pl przeżuć (literal meaning) · la rūmīnō (literal meaning) · pl pomyśleć (to meditate or ponder before answering) · hu kérődzik (literal meaning) · nv náʼátʼaał (literal meaning) · cs přemítat (to meditate or ponder before answering) · fi märehtiä (to meditate or ponder before answering) · nl herkauwen (literal meaning) · de sinnieren (to meditate or ponder before answering) · fi märehtiä (literal meaning) · uk жува́ти жу́йку (literal meaning) · pl zastanowić się (to meditate or ponder before answering) · pl przeżuwać (literal meaning) · cs přežvykovat (literal meaning) · fr ruminer (to meditate or ponder before answering) · pl myśleć (to meditate or ponder before answering) · fr ruminer (literal meaning) · gd ath-chagainn (literal meaning) · vi nhơi (literal meaning) · de nachdenken (to meditate or ponder before answering)