slurp

verb \ ˈslərp \

Updated on: 15 Apr 2018

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

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slurp

noun

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Examples of slurp in a Sentence

He always slurps his soup.
his dinner date slurped her soup directly from the bowl

Recent Examples of slurp from the Web

The 37 million American binge drinkers slurped 17 billion binge drinks that year, or about 470 binge drinks per binge drinker, according to the study.

— matthew martinez, star-telegram, "Is marijuana the ‘social lubricant’ that can cut America’s binge drinking habit? | Fort Worth Star-Telegram," 10 Apr. 2018
Laugh along with comedian Greg Hahn, watch artists create masterpieces in one hour at Monster Drawing Rally and slurp up ramen at an ice cream shop.

— cleveland.com, "22 things to do in Cleveland on Easter weekend: Brunch, concerts, film and more," 29 Mar. 2018
The opening scene in the film is the most captivating, showing a journey through the back alleys leading to Ramen Ichufuku in Hatsudai, and then into the bustling restaurant at noontime, where customers slurp noodles and broth quickly.

— alyse whitney, Bon Appetit, "Watch a Clip from ‘Ramen Heads,’ a New Documentary for Food Obsessives," 12 Mar. 2018
The show’s highest-profile meal came in its eighth season, in 2016: Bourdain with then President Barack Obama inside a Hanoi, Vietnam, noodle house, talking about diplomacy, statecraft and optimism while slurping bún cha.

— howie kahn, WSJ, "Anthony Bourdain’s Globalist Mission," 28 Mar. 2018
There are 5,388 people toeing the start line today, and everyone is in a frenzy—waiting impatiently for portable toilets, slurping last-minute gels, shedding layers, filling drop-bags, bouncing around to keep warm on this 10-degree morning.

— SELF, "The Day We Met We Made a Pact to Finish a 50K Ski Race Together and We Actually Did It," 17 Mar. 2018
Could slurping up chicken soup save me a trip to the local pharmacy?

— lisa drayer, CNN, "Does chicken soup really help fight a cold?," 9 Mar. 2018
Kardashian, who has been touring Tokyo recently, is pictured slurping up some noodles while her pink hair drapes over her bare body.

— wandera hussein, Billboard, "Kim Kardashian Dines Topless, Turning Noodles to 'Nudels'," 7 Mar. 2018
The toad tongues were so fast, the beetles didn’t have time to react before being slurped up.

— jason daley, Smithsonian, "How Exploding Beetles Can Survive Being Eaten Alive," 21 Feb. 2018

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