slurped; slurping; slurps
: to make a sucking noise while eating or drinking
: to eat or drink noisily or with a sucking sound
slurp
noun
Examples of slurp in a Sentence
He always slurps his soup.
the child slurped the milk from his bowl when he had eaten all the cereal
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The second book takes kids on a global culinary adventure, from slurping noodles in Japan to savoring tagines in Morocco and discovering the delight of gelato in Italy.
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Jon Stojan, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Listen to live music from local artists and slurp a pile of oysters at Paddy’s Raw Bar.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2025
The cat put its two front paws on the edge of the holy water dish, bent its head and started slurping up the water as fast as possible.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
The cancer cells then slurp up so much iron that the immune cells can’t meet their own needs for the metal.
—Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
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Jon Stojan, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Listen to live music from local artists and slurp a pile of oysters at Paddy’s Raw Bar.
—Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 6 May 2025
The cat put its two front paws on the edge of the holy water dish, bent its head and started slurping up the water as fast as possible.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
The cancer cells then slurp up so much iron that the immune cells can’t meet their own needs for the metal.
—Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for slurp
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“Slurp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slurp. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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