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rumination vs puking

puking vs rumination

rumination and puking both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rumination Yes No No No
puking Yes No No No
As nouns, puking is a hypernym of rumination; that is, puking is a word with a broader meaning than rumination:
  • rumination: regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding
  • puking: the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
Other hypernyms of rumination include disgorgement, emesis, regurgitation, vomit, vomiting.
rumination (noun) puking (noun)
regurgitation of small amounts of food; seen in some infants after feeding the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
(of ruminants) chewing (the cud)
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
Difference between rumination and puking

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