しゃぶる

Examples

1. 赤あかちゃんが指ゆびをしゃぶっています。

   The baby is sucking on its fingers.

2. 犬いぬが骨ほねを夢中むちゅうでしゃぶっています。

   The dog is sucking away at a bone, completely absorbed.

3. 専門せんもん家かによれば、指ゆびをしゃぶるくせは歯並はならびに影響えいきょうしかねません。

   According to experts, a finger-sucking habit could affect the alignment of the teeth.

How to write it

This word is written in kana only — no kanji to draw.

More Verbs: Body & Hand Actions words

• 引く ひく तान्नु; घटाउनु to pull; to subtract
• かく कन्याउनु; (पसिना) निकाल्नु to scratch; to sweat
• つかむ समात्नु, पक्रनु to grab, to grasp
• 彫る ほる कुँद्नु, कोर्नु to carve, to engrave
• とらえる समात्नु, बुझ्नु to catch, to grasp
• ひっくり返す ひっくりかえす उल्टाउनु / पल्टाउनु to turn over, upset

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