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verb

ˈsip

Definition of sip

as in to drink

to swallow in liquid form slowly sipping the hot soup

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noun

as in drink

the portion of a serving of a beverage that is swallowed at one time there are a few sips left in the glass

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Whether or not customers have sipped on Arabic coffee before, the pair are confident future customers will be hooked. — Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026 Start with Hydration Begin your meal by sipping some water to rehydrate. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 14 Sep. 2026

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Rauw took one last sip from his Red Bull can before eventually being lowered into the stage. — Johanna Ferreira, Rolling Stone, 7 Sep. 2026 Nicole Kidman wants a sip of Jennifer Aniston‘s midnight margaritas. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sip

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Food and drink Tucked to the left of the lobby is Senses, the hotel’s all-day dining outpost.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Sep. 2026
There isn’t much research on predictors for who can drink normally, said Das, who is also a clinical professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford’s School of Medicine.

— Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of drink

Noun

Atkinson’s gift for galloping plot, as well as her typical attention to even the most tertiary character, make this a delicious gulp of a read.

— Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026
Kenzo leaned back so that his bobbing Adam’s apple was visible, and drank it down in one gulp.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of gulp

Noun

Like swallows returning home, more than 100,000 Penn State faithful flock to the fields surrounding Beaver Stadium six times a fall.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
As climate chaos causes oceans to swallow coastlands, and as surging water displaces and devastates communities, social survival will demand that people find ways to live and work with – and on – the water.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 14 Aug. 2026

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