slurp

slurp

verb \ˈslərp\

Definition of SLURP

intransitive verb

: to make a sucking noise while eating or drinking

transitive verb

: to eat or drink noisily or with a sucking sound

— slurp noun

Examples of SLURP

1. He always slurps his soup.
2. <his dinner date slurped her soup directly from the bowl>

Origin of SLURP

Dutch slurpen; akin to Middle Low German slorpen to slurp

First Known Use: 1648

Related to SLURP

Synonyms: belt (down), gulp, guzzle, hoist, imbibe, knock back, pound (down), quaff, sip, slug (down), drink, 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 SLURP

burp, chirp, perp, stirp, twerp