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ぷすっと

pusutto

Puncturing, pricking softly

The soft sound of a needle or sharp object piercing something — sticking a pin into a cushion, deflating a balloon, or a syringe injection.

💡Getting an injection at the hospital — 'The needle went in pusutto without much pain.'

Example

針がぷすっと刺さった。

The needle went in pusutto.

Quiz yourself

She ___ poked the balloon and it slowly deflated.

風船に○○と針を刺すと、ゆっくりしぼんだ。

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