as in to drink
to swallow in liquid form
slowly sipping the hot soup
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Recent Examples of sip
Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2025
The Del Mar Village Association will present the event featuring delicious tastes and sips from award-winning Del Mar Village restaurants, as well as a variety of beverages, a beachside musical performance from Ben Benavente, and more.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2025
Only two sips of water were given each day, enough to moisten the lips and coat one’s mouth.
—Lauren Vuong, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Around lunchtime on a Friday last month several people were eating and sipping on drinks.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2025
The Del Mar Village Association will present the event featuring delicious tastes and sips from award-winning Del Mar Village restaurants, as well as a variety of beverages, a beachside musical performance from Ben Benavente, and more.
—Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
Noun
Full and round, this wine is energized by twin veins of acidity and minerality wrapped around citrus and smoke flavors that linger on the palate long after the last sip.
—Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2025
Only two sips of water were given each day, enough to moisten the lips and coat one’s mouth.
—Lauren Vuong, Mercury News, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sip
Verb
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Crumble Smith recommends using half your body weight as a starting point to figure out how many ounces per day to drink.—
Alyssa Hui-Anderson,
Verywell Health,
16 May 2025
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The 2018 vintage is exceptional and is drinking perfectly right now.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
15 May 2025
Verb
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The main risk with giving ice cubes is choking, especially for small dogs or dogs that gulp their food.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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The Ratliff family is on the brink of financial ruin as Jason Isaacs’ patriarch Timothy holds out from telling his wife or children and instead gulps down Victoria’s (Parker Posey) lorazepam to dissociate from reality.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Sir Belvedere asks how Arthur came to know so much about swallows.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2025
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The swallows return to the region around this time of year after migrating 6,000 miles from Argentina.—
Paul Bersebach,
Orange County Register,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Sip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sip. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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