Definition

1. Verb:
   • To sniffle, to snuffle: To breathe noisily through the nose, especially when one has a runny nose or is crying.
   • To sob quietly, to weep softly: To cry with quiet, convulsive gasps.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Em bé bị cảm lạnh và đang sụt sịt. (The baby has a cold and is sniffling.)
  • Cô ấy ngồi một mình trong góc, khóc sụt sịt. (She sat alone in the corner, sobbing quietly.)
  • Anh ấy cứ sụt sịt suốt buổi chiều vì câu chuyện buồn. (He kept sniffling all afternoon because of the sad story.)

Advanced Usage

• "Sụt sịt mũi": To have a runny/blocked nose and sniffle.

  • Trời lạnh khiến tôi sụt sịt mũi cả ngày. (The cold weather made me sniffle all day.)

• "Khóc sụt sịt": To cry with sniffles; to weep softly with audible breaths.

  • Đứa trẻ khóc sụt sịt vì bị ngã. (The child cried with sniffles after falling down.)

Variants and Related Words

• Sịt (verb): A shorter, more colloquial form with the same core meaning of sniffling or having a runny nose. Often used in the compound "sụt sịt".
• Sổ mũi (verb phrase): To have a runny nose (focuses more on the condition than the sound).
• Nghẹt mũi (verb phrase): To have a blocked/stuffy nose.

Synonyms

• Khóc nức nở: To sob, to weep aloud (stronger, more audible than "sụt sịt").
• Thút thít: To whimper, to sob very softly (similar intensity, often interchangeable with "sụt sịt").

Related Phrases

• Vừa nói vừa sụt sịt: To speak while sniffling/sobbing.
  • Cô ấy kể lại sự việc vừa nói vừa sụt sịt. (She recounted the incident while speaking through sniffles.)

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