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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

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slurp

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

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Tilt your head back or slurp it up if there’s sediment (predominantly gulf coast oysters).

— sarah solomon, Town & Country, "An Etiquette Guide to Champagne and Oysters," 28 July 2017
Water bugs stick their heads inside the shell, bite the mollusc, inject digestive enzymes, then slurp up the remains.

— erik stokstad, Science | AAAS, "Pesticides could hike risk of catching a parasitic worm," 14 July 2017
Expect to hear plenty of slurping sounds on Tuesday, July 11, when 7-Eleven hosts its annual Free Slurpee Day from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. The freebie is a small cup of your choice of the slushy treats, including cotton candy, lemonade and pina colada.

— korky vann, courant.com, "Free Slurpee Day At 7-Eleven," 10 July 2017
Slurp up the pink-and-purple swirl of milk and wash away the feeling that there might be something more meaningful at stake.

— kat bein, Billboard, "The 15 Best Gorillaz Songs," 5 July 2017
Parasites, viruses and bacteria from feces can make their way into the watershed and lurk, invisible, until hikers slurp them up.

— sammy caiola, sacbee.com, "Mountain water may look clear, but don’t trust it," 4 July 2017
VIPS guests were picked up outside Chaumet’s Place Vendome headquarters by a vintage 1936 bus and jerkily driven to a secret location, slurping champagne.

— thomas adamson, The Seattle Times, "Art mixes with the aquatic for Paris Couture Week," 3 July 2017
VIPS guests were picked up outside Chaumet's Place Vendome headquarters by a vintage 1936 bus and jerkily driven to a secret location, slurping champagne.

— thomas adamson, Detroit Free Press, "Art mixes with the aquatic for Paris Couture Week," 3 July 2017
En route, a smaller predator, a Great Jagras, ignores Tokuda, attacking one of the resting herbivores instead before slurping its carcass up whole.

— simon parkin, Ars Technica, "Monster Hunter: World promises “deep, meaty experience on console”," 26 June 2017

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Origin and Etymology of slurp

Dutch slurpen; akin to Middle Low German slorpen to slurp

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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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slurp

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Definition of slurp for English Language Learners

: to eat or drink (something) noisily or with a sucking sound

SLURP Defined for Kids

slurp

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verb \ ˈslərp \

Definition of slurp for Students

slurped; slurping

:to eat or drink noisily or with a sucking sound

slurp

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Definition of slurp for Students

:a sucking sound made while eating and drinking

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