むしかえす
Mushikaesu
Other forms: 蒸返す
蒸し返す (Mushikaesu) is a Japanese godan verb meaning “to reheat, to steam over, to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with), to take up again”.
Meanings
- godan verb, transitive verbto reheat; to steam over
- godan verb, transitive verbto bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up; to rehash
Examples
蒸し返すのはやめろ。
Stop beating a dead horse.
そのコラムニストは古い醜聞を蒸し返した。
The columnist raked up some old gossip.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).