sumupsop
sumupsóp with stress marks
to suck noisily
From root: supsop
Conjugations
Past (Completed)
sumupsop
su-mup-SOP
sucked
Present (Incomplete)
sumusupsop
su-mu-sup-SOP
is sucking
Future (Contemplated)
susupsop
su-sup-SOP
will suck
Usage Note
Sumupsop is the actor-focus form of supsop, formed with the -um- infix to center the person or animal doing the sucking. The verb implies an audible, deliberate drawing action — distinct from a quiet sip — and appears frequently in the context of extracting marrow from bones or juice from fruit.
Examples
" Gusto niyang sumupsop ng buto. "
Natural Translation
He likes to suck on the bone.
Literal Translation
Want he to-suck of bone.
" Masarap sumupsop ng sabaw ng baka tuwing malamig ang panahon. "
Natural Translation
It is delicious to noisily sip hot beef broth when the weather is cold.
Literal Translation
Delicious to suck noisily of soup of beef every cold the weather.
" Habang nag-uusap kami, paulit-ulit siyang sumusupsop ng utak sa buto na ikinairita ng iba naming kasama. "
Natural Translation
While we were talking, he kept noisily sucking the marrow from the bone, which annoyed the rest of our companions.
Literal Translation
While talking we, repeatedly he sucking of marrow at bone that annoyed of other our companions.
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