反はん芻すう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud

Biological term for the digestive process of ruminants; also used in veterinary or zoological contexts.

• 牛うしは反はん芻すうによって草くさを消しょう化かする。

  Cows digest grass by rumination.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', transitive verb

turning over in one's mind; pondering; musing

Figurative use: repeatedly thinking about something, often with a nuance of dwelling on it. Common in psychological or introspective contexts.

• 彼かれは一いち日にち中じゅうその問もん題だいを反はん芻すうしていた。

  He was turning the problem over in his mind all day.

• 嫌いやな記き憶おくを反はん芻すうしてしまう。

  I end up ruminating on unpleasant memories.