sip

¹sip

verb \ˈsip\

sippedsip·ping

Definition of SIP

intransitive verb

: to take a sip of something especially repeatedly

transitive verb

1

: to drink in small quantities

2

: to take sips from

— sip·per noun

Examples of SIP

1. She sipped her coffee while she watched the sun rise.
2. He sipped on the bottle of water.

Origin of SIP

Middle English sippen; akin to Low German sippen to sip

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to SIP

Synonyms: belt (down), gulp, guzzle, hoist, imbibe, knock back, pound (down), quaff, drink, slug (down), slurp, sup, swig, swill, toss (down or off)

Related Words: lap, lick, suck; consume, down, ingurgitate, kill, mouth (down), put away; nip, tipple; pledge, toast, wine

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Rhymes with SIP

blip, chip, clip, dip, drip, flip, grip, grippe, gyp, hip, kip, lip, nip, pip, quip, rip, scrip, ship, skip, slip, snip, strip, tip, trip, whip, yip, zip