verb🔗ShareSaugenTo use the mouth and lips to pull in (a liquid, especially milk from the breast)."The baby is sucking milk from the bottle. "Das Baby saugt Milch aus der Flasche.physiologybodyfamilyhumanfooddrinksexbiologyanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSaugenTo perform such an action; to feed from a breast or teat."The baby was sucking contentedly at its mother's breast. "Das Baby saugte zufrieden an der Brust seiner Mutter.physiologyactionbiologybodysexhumanfamilyanimalfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSaugenTo put the mouth or lips to (a breast, a mother etc.) to draw in milk."The baby was happily sucking at his mother's breast. "Das Baby saugte glücklich an der Brust seiner Mutter.physiologybodyfamilyactionhumanbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSaugen, aufsaugenTo extract, draw in (a substance) from or out of something."The baby is sucking milk from a bottle. "Das Baby saugt Milch aus einer Flasche.physiologybiologyfunctionactionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSaugenTo work the lips and tongue on (an object) to extract moisture or nourishment; to absorb (something) in the mouth."The baby is sucking on her pacifier. "Das Baby saugt an ihrem Schnuller.bodyphysiologyfooddrinkactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAnsaugen, saugenTo pull (something) in a given direction, especially without direct contact."The strong wind was sucking the leaves off the trees. "Der starke Wind saugte die Blätter von den Bäumen.directionactionphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSchlecht, mies, MistTo be inferior or objectionable: a general term of disparagement, sometimes used with at to indicate a particular area of deficiency.""My old car is sucking at gas mileage; I have to fill it up every other day." "Mein altes Auto ist schlecht im Bezug auf den Kraftstoffverbrauch; ich muss es jeden zweiten Tag auftanken.attitudenegativewordlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSaugenAn act of sucking."The baby's pacifier fell on the floor, so after cleaning it, I returned it, and the sucking began again immediately. "Der Schnuller des Babys fiel auf den Boden, also gab ich ihn nach der Reinigung zurück, und das Saugen begann sofort wieder.physiologyactionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSaugenA sound or motion that sucks."The baby's sucking was loud and rhythmic as she drank her milk. "Das Saugen des Babys war laut und rhythmisch, als sie ihre Milch trank.soundactionsensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareSäugendStill nourished by the mother's milk, as an infant; suckling."The farmer carefully checked each sucking calf to make sure it was healthy and getting enough milk from its mother. "Der Bauer untersuchte sorgfältig jedes säugende Kalb, um sicherzustellen, dass es gesund war und genug Milch von seiner Mutter bekam.familyphysiologybiologyhumanorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareUnerfahren, grün hinter den Ohren(by extension) Young and inexperienced.""He's a sucking intern, so we need to give him very clear and simple instructions." "Er ist ein unerfahrener Praktikant, also müssen wir ihm sehr klare und einfache Anweisungen geben.agecharacterhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading