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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

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