ruminate vs reflect

ruminate and reflect both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ruminate	No	No	Yes	No
reflect	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, ruminate and reflect are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of ruminate include chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, speculate, think over.

ruminate (verb)	reflect (verb)
reflect deeply on a subject	reflect deeply on a subject
chew the cuds	give evidence of the quality of
	give evidence of a certain behavior
	to throw or bend back (from a surface)
	manifest or bring back
	show an image of
	be bright by reflecting or casting light