slurped; slurping; slurps

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 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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Federico Luppi slurping up blood in Cronos? Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2025 During a conversation with Entertainment Weekly's Awardist podcast, the Frankenstein star reflects on the infamous bathtub scene in Emerald Fennell's 2023 thriller, which saw Oliver (Barry Keoghan) slurp up bathwater after secretly witnessing Felix (Elordi) masturbate in the tub. Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025 If slurping the bivalves at restaurants isn’t enough, there are oodles of festivals celebrating the Lowcountry staple throughout the winter, including the Lowcountry Oyster Festival, the world’s largest oyster festival, which takes place on February 1, 2026. Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 7 Nov. 2025 Gone are the days of hands with an unnerving amount of fingers or a Will Smith clone slurping spaghetti in a manner that can only be described as disturbing. Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for slurp

Word History

Etymology

Dutch slurpen; akin to Middle Low German slorpen to slurp

First Known Use

1648, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Time Traveler
The first known use of slurp was in 1648

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Cite this Entry

“Slurp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slurp. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

slurp

verb
: to eat or drink noisily or with a sucking sound
slurp noun

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