as in drinking
to swallow in liquid form
slowly sipping the hot soup
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Recent Examples of sipping
Visitors can slip into a cozy seersucker robe and watch sailboats drift by while sipping a cocktail.
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Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2025
Beyond lies a private stretch of sand — perfect for launching a kayak or paddleboard at sunrise, or sipping wine as the sun sets over Buzzards Bay.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Glen Powell, naked except for a towel, dangles from a rope eight stories in the air in below-freezing Bulgaria as director Edgar Wright watches from the ground in a parka, sipping an espresso.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
Bell then take a straw of his own, sticks it into Peck's mouth, and begins sipping liquid from his pal's oral orifice.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
Its final configuration is an excellent luxury-adjacent fuel-sipping daily driver.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
The selfie showed Kendall smiling at the camera as Aire lay in her arms on a dark gray couch while sipping from a water bottle.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Schott Zwiesel Pure Crystal Whiskey Glasses Designed with a wide base and narrow rim to enhance the flavor and aroma of whiskey, these elegant crystal glasses can also be used for sipping Negronis, White Russians, and other spirits and cocktails.
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
Drinking low-acid coffee, sipping it slowly, and pairing it with food can help reduce bloating symptoms.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Health, 29 Oct. 2025
Gabi De La Rosa, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2025
Beyond lies a private stretch of sand — perfect for launching a kayak or paddleboard at sunrise, or sipping wine as the sun sets over Buzzards Bay.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Glen Powell, naked except for a towel, dangles from a rope eight stories in the air in below-freezing Bulgaria as director Edgar Wright watches from the ground in a parka, sipping an espresso.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
Bell then take a straw of his own, sticks it into Peck's mouth, and begins sipping liquid from his pal's oral orifice.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
Its final configuration is an excellent luxury-adjacent fuel-sipping daily driver.
—Charles Singh, USA Today, 3 Nov. 2025
The selfie showed Kendall smiling at the camera as Aire lay in her arms on a dark gray couch while sipping from a water bottle.
—Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Schott Zwiesel Pure Crystal Whiskey Glasses Designed with a wide base and narrow rim to enhance the flavor and aroma of whiskey, these elegant crystal glasses can also be used for sipping Negronis, White Russians, and other spirits and cocktails.
—Mark Marino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Oct. 2025
Drinking low-acid coffee, sipping it slowly, and pairing it with food can help reduce bloating symptoms.
—Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, Health, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sipping
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Staying active, meditating, drinking plenty of water and getting a full night’s sleep.—
Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
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Snag drinking glasses for 50% off and organic cotton cloth napkins for more than half off, plus check out big savings on entire dinnerware sets and more.—
Paige Bennett,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Nov. 2025
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One night Icarius got all his friends together for a wine-tasting party that quickly got out of hand and turned into a wine-gulping party.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
7 Sep. 2025
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The pressure is always on the taker, the player standing, gulping, trying desperately not to unload their lunch onto the turf, preparing to do something theoretically simple — kick the ball into the net from 12 yards with only one opponent able to stop them.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Sipping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sipping. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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