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 cancer cells then slurp up so much iron that the immune cells can’t meet their own needs for the metal.
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Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
Most of what the Internet Archive slurps into the Wayback Machine becomes available to the public with minimal delay.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 23 Mar. 2025
The issue largely stems from how these systems work, slurping up large amounts of training data—much of which can reflect existing social biases—and seeking patterns within it.
—Reece Rogers, WIRED, 23 Mar. 2025
Batman slurping on a neon green milkshake and Superman taking a bite out of a burger are flying over Fieri’s head.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 18 Mar. 2025
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Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
Most of what the Internet Archive slurps into the Wayback Machine becomes available to the public with minimal delay.
—Emma Bowman, NPR, 23 Mar. 2025
The issue largely stems from how these systems work, slurping up large amounts of training data—much of which can reflect existing social biases—and seeking patterns within it.
—Reece Rogers, WIRED, 23 Mar. 2025
Batman slurping on a neon green milkshake and Superman taking a bite out of a burger are flying over Fieri’s head.
—Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 18 Mar. 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 3 May. 2025.
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