suck in

verb

sucked in; sucking in; sucks in

transitive verb

1
2
: to contract, flatten, and tighten (the abdomen) especially by inhaling deeply

Examples of suck in in a Sentence

she was sucked in by a scam that was run by a shady outfit selling time-shares
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Russia’s grinding war in Ukraine since 2022 has sucked in manpower and resources. Rob Picheta, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024 Some are translucent spheres that are eerily silent, seemingly sucking in all the noise around them, ready to engulf all who would wander near them, like a black hole. Issy Van Der Velde, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2024 As demonstrated by Oxy, a huge bank of fans is set up to suck in air that is passed over a chemical that absorbs CO2. Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024 Electricity analyst Rob Gramlich estimates half the growth in data center energy suck in the next 3-5 years will be from AI. Ben Geman, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for suck in 

Word History

First Known Use

1840, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of suck in was in 1840

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“Suck in.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suck%20in. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.

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