as in to drink
to swallow in liquid form
slowly sipping the hot soup
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Recent Examples of sip
Laura Mallonee, Wired News, 12 Apr. 2025
Guests sipped passion fruit and tequila cocktails while mingling about.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 11 Apr. 2025
Charles Trepany, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Jess grabs a glass of Champagne off the tray of a passing waiter and takes a long sip.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Days after planting the first Turk’s cap and scarlet sage, hummingbirds fluttered in to sip their nectar.
—Laura Mallonee, Wired News, 12 Apr. 2025
Guests sipped passion fruit and tequila cocktails while mingling about.
—Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
At a panel following a finale watch party here, Wood was teary, taking sips of water.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Jess grabs a glass of Champagne off the tray of a passing waiter and takes a long sip.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Verb
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Zimmerman, 44, was scheduled to perform a multi-hour set alongside fellow electronic artist Zhu, who could also be seen drinking during the show, according to videos posted to social media.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Preventing a cancer diagnosis is a top health goal for many – and what people eat and drink can potentially play a big role.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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That meant, gulp, 11 hot dogs had to be consumed in the game, which lasted 2 hours, 33 minutes.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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Papa uses this moment to gulp the wine in Elijah's cup.—
Holly Rizzuto Palker,
Parents,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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But Counsell was not surprised that some had already jumped on him over the lineup, like swallows to Capistrano.—
Paul Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2025
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Mission visitors celebrated the return of the swallows, as well as St. Joseph’s Day, on Wednesday, March 19, with mariachi music, indigenous demonstrations and performances and the ringing of the historic mission bells.—
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 25 Apr. 2025.
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