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How to pronounce suck in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms breastfeed, give suck, lactate, nurse, suckle, wet-nurse
Type of give, feed
Derivation sucker


The wetnurse suckled the infant.
Type Words
Synonyms blow, fellate, go down on
Type of excite, stir, stimulate
Type Words
Synonyms sucking, suction
Type of uptake, intake, ingestion, consumption
Type Words
Synonyms absorb, draw, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, take in, take up
Has types wipe up, blot, mop, mop up, sponge up
Derivation sucker
Type Words
Synonyms blow
Type of be


this sucks!.
Type Words
Synonyms suck in
Type of absorb, take in
Derivation suction


The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad.
Type Words
Type of drink, imbibe
Verb group breastfeed, nurse, lactate, give suck, suckle, wet-nurse
Derivation sucker, sucking, suction


suck the poison from the place where the snake bit.
suck on a straw.
the baby sucked on the mother's breast.
Type Words
Type of take out, draw
Derivation suction


Mud was sucking at her feet.

Examples of suck

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Release numbers in NZ will suck unless there is some competition between Telcos.
From the nbr.co.nz
It was my problem I was in this predicament and had to suck the consequences up.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Most restaurants suck up the cost to have the competitive edge of easy bookings.
From the techcrunch.com
Yes, aliens use those light cords to suck the smarts out of the homes'residents.
From the thenewstribune.com
It would suck, because I know I'm leaving my home, and I know she's still there.
From the ocregister.com
Therapists have been teaching him how to suck and swallow while still breathing.
From the dailyherald.com
We all knew Peter's body was struggling vainly to suck oxygen from the thin air.
From the thenewstribune.com
If the Zune didn't suck so much, maybe people would get excited over new colors.
From the techcrunch.com
Do I have a choice here, or do I just suck it up and do this for a great friend?
From the washingtonpost.com
More examples
  • Sucking: the act of sucking
  • Draw into the mouth by creating a practical vacuum in the mouth; "suck the poison from the place where the snake bit"; "suck on a straw"; "the baby sucked on the mother's breast"
  • Draw something in by or as if by a vacuum; "Mud was sucking at her feet"
  • Attract by using an inexorable force, inducement, etc.; "The current boom in the economy sucked many workers in from abroad"
  • Be inadequate or objectionable; "this sucks!"
  • Fellate: provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation
  • Absorb: take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"
  • Breastfeed: give suck to; "The wetnurse suckled the infant"; "You cannot nurse your baby in public in some places"
  • Suck were a rock band who were part of South Africa's first wave of hard rock titled, the "Big Heavies." The group lasted eight months between 1970 to 1971 in which they recorded their lone LP, Time to Suck. It was later released in America in 2009."". Allmusic. ...