as in drank
to swallow in liquid form
slowly sipping the hot soup
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Recent Examples of sipped
Guests sipped cocktails as music by Travis Tritt and Jake Owen played over the loudspeakers.
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Justin Papp,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
Both handhelds sipped power during Balatro, draining the battery at around 14W and 9W, respectively.
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Jay Peters,
The Verge,
23 June 2026
Some pastimes are distractions, some are distortions, and some few are true distillations—refining a city or a place or a community to its essence, deliciously sipped by all.
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Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
Around noon on Monday, fans in Argentina jerseys slumped at tables and sipped coffees.
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Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
Legendary ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov, uber-socialite Nan Kempner, and fellow fashion designers Halston, Donna Karan, and Oscar de la Renta sipped champagne from crystal stemware and danced the night away on the main deck.
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Serena Turner,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
To keep her energy up, Cindy kept a bottle of Diet Coke under a checkout counter and sipped on it throughout her shift.
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Ann Larson,
Time,
11 June 2026
The right dram can be a fine summer drink though, either long over ice, used in a highball, or simply sipped slowly on a light evening.
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Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
This is a great rhum agricole that is built for using in cocktails, but can be sipped on its own as well.
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Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
29 May 2026
Justin Papp,
CNBC,
24 June 2026
Both handhelds sipped power during Balatro, draining the battery at around 14W and 9W, respectively.
—
Jay Peters,
The Verge,
23 June 2026
Some pastimes are distractions, some are distortions, and some few are true distillations—refining a city or a place or a community to its essence, deliciously sipped by all.
—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
21 June 2026
Around noon on Monday, fans in Argentina jerseys slumped at tables and sipped coffees.
—
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
Legendary ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov, uber-socialite Nan Kempner, and fellow fashion designers Halston, Donna Karan, and Oscar de la Renta sipped champagne from crystal stemware and danced the night away on the main deck.
—
Serena Turner,
Vanity Fair,
15 June 2026
To keep her energy up, Cindy kept a bottle of Diet Coke under a checkout counter and sipped on it throughout her shift.
—
Ann Larson,
Time,
11 June 2026
The right dram can be a fine summer drink though, either long over ice, used in a highball, or simply sipped slowly on a light evening.
—
Paul Caputo,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
This is a great rhum agricole that is built for using in cocktails, but can be sipped on its own as well.
—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
29 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sipped
Verb
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Yes, some people drank so much that they got fired and hit on random people and drove drunk—those people should obviously quit.
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British media outlets reported that the England fans drank 5,000 beers at The Londoner on Tuesday, spending £30,000, or more than $40,200.
Verb
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That public has continually widened its gullet and gulped.
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Many years had passed since Caity Maple, a Sacramento councilmember, gulped down orange juice.
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“Sipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sipped. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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