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啜: slurp

slurp; sip; sob
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Readings

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セツ・テツ
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すする

啜る (すする) is to slurp noodles or tea; 啜り泣く is to sob quietly.

Key words

啜るすするto slurp; to sip
啜り泣くすすりなくto sob quietly
啜り泣きすすりなきquiet sobbing
啜り上げるすすりあげるto sniffle

Example sentences

I slowly sipped the hot, steaming tea.

I heard the sound of someone sobbing quietly in the corridor at night.

The boy sniffled as he apologized to his mother.

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