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Definition of Ruminantly
1. adv. In a ruminant manner; by ruminating, or chewing the cud.
Definition of Ruminantly
1. Adverb. In a ruminant manner; by ruminating, or chewing the cud. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ruminantly
1. [adv]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ruminantly
Literary usage of Ruminantly
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Life and Art of Richard Mansfield: With Selections from His Letters by William Winter (1910)
"Once, when his business affairs were in disorder and lawsuits, brought by various
actors, were pending against him, he ruminantly remarked to me: " These ..."
2. Composition for College Students by Joseph Morris Thomas, Frederick Alexander Manchester, Frank William Scott (1922)
"The old, old story of Manders's funeral fell upon the other one's ears with a
freshened interest, and she mumbled her gums ruminantly. ..."
3. The Orchid by Robert Grant (1905)
"Thereupon she popped into her mouth a luscious-looking coffee cream confection
and munched it ruminantly. "It has become a question of morals," asserted ..."
4. Studying the Short-story: Sixteen Short-story Classics, with Introductions by Joseph Berg Esenwein (1918)
"The old, old story of Manders's funeral fell upon the other one's ears with a
freshened interest, and she mumbled her gums ruminantly. ..."
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