Definition

1. Verb:
   • To be pervaded with, to be filled with, to exude (a strong, pleasant smell): "Nức" describes a space or environment being saturated with a distinct, often fragrant, aroma.
   • To sob, to hiccup (dialectal variant of 'nấc'): In some dialects, "nức" is used interchangeably with "nấc" to mean to sob or hiccup, often with a convulsive breath.
   • To weave/reinforce the rim (of a basket): "Nức" refers to the action of weaving or repairing the open, upper edge (the rim) of a woven bamboo basket or similar container.

Usage Examples

• Verb (Pervaded with smell):

  • Vườn nức mùi hoa. (The garden is pervaded with the fragrance of flowers.)
  • Căn bếp nức mùi bánh mới ra lò. (The kitchen is filled with the smell of freshly baked bread.)

• Verb (Sob/Hiccup - dialectal):

  • Đứa bé nức lên mấy tiếng rồi ngủ thiếp đi. (The child sobbed a few times and then fell asleep.)

• Verb (Weave a rim):

  • Cái rổ này bị sứt cạp, phải nức lại mới dùng được. (This basket has a damaged rim; it needs to be re-woven to be usable.)

Advanced Usage

• "Thơm nức": An adverbial phrase intensifying a pleasant smell, meaning "fragrant to a pervasive degree".
  • Món ăn thơm nức mũi. (The dish smells wonderfully fragrant.)
• "Nức nở": To weep, to sob (this is a fixed compound, not an example of the standalone word 'nức').
  • Cô ấy nghe tin buồn thì nức nở khóc. (Upon hearing the sad news, she burst into tears.)

Variants and Related Words

• Nấc (verb): The standard word for "to hiccup" or "to sob". "Nức" can be a dialectal variant of this.
• Nức nở (verb): To sob, to weep (a compound word).
• Toả ra (verb): To emanate, to radiate (a synonym for the "pervaded with smell" sense).

Synonyms

• Bốc lên (verb): To rise up (e.g., of a smell).
• Tỏa ra (verb): To emanate, to spread out.
• Nấc (verb): To hiccup, to sob (for the dialectal meaning).

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs in the same way English verbs do. Its meanings are typically expressed in fixed phrases or as a standalone verb.)

Related Idioms

• "Thơm nức mũi": An idiom meaning "extremely fragrant, smelling wonderful".
  • Bánh mì vừa ra lò thơm nức mũi. (The bread just out of the oven smells absolutely wonderful.)

1. be pervaded with
   • Vườn nức mùi hoa
     a garden pervaded with the fragrance of flowers
   • Thơm nứt
     To give a pervasive smell
   • như nấc