chew the cud

English

Verb

chew the cud

(idiomatic, of a person) to meditate or ponder before answering; to be deep in thought; to ruminate

Synonyms

See also Wikisaurus:ponder

Translations

literal meaning

Finnish: märehtiä (fi)
Hungarian: kérődzik (hu)

Scottish Gaelic: ath-chagainn (gd)
Vietnamese: nhơi (vi)

to meditate or ponder before answering

Finnish: märehtiä (fi)

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Last modified on 18 June 2013, at 16:06