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to take in and send out (in large quantities)

吞吐
tūn tǔ
t+ūn·1st tonet+ǔ·3rd tone
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Synonyms
to puff and blow · to whimper吭哧kēng chito resist · to deal with支吾zhī wúspeak evasively · evade issues · dodge about (or around) · hedge闪烁其辞shǎn shuò qí cíin vague terms · talk ambiguously (or indistinctly) · mention vaguely · amphibolously · equivocated含糊其辞hán hú qí cíto hum and haw (idiom); to mumble as if hiding sth · to speak and break off, then start again · to hold sth back吞吞吐吐tūn tūn tǔ tǔto hem and haw · to stall · to stammer · to mumble · to falter支支吾吾zhī zhī wú wú
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