しゃぶる

しゃぶる · shaburu · JLPT N2 · noun

sucking

🍬 Sounds like shabu-shabu, the hot pot: swish food around, then chew it

Shabu-shabu is a mimetic word for swishing. Shaburu means rolling something around in the mouth, sucking or chewing it, like candy on the tongue.

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