This is the 3188th most frequent Japanese word.
吸っ
"吸っ" is the stem form of the verb "吸う," meaning "to suck," "to inhale," or "to absorb."
Here, '吸っ' is part of the verb '吸う', which means 'to inhale' or 'to breathe in'.
私は新鮮な空気を吸っています。
I am breathing in fresh air.
In this sentence, '吸っ' is used in the past tense form of '吸う', and it conveys the action of sucking or sipping liquid.
彼はストローでジュースを吸った。
He sipped juice through a straw.
Here, '吸っ' indicates the action of a mosquito sucking blood, reflecting the meaning 'to suck' or 'to draw in liquid forcibly.