Synonyms of sipping

sipping

verb

present participle of sip

as in drinking

to swallow in liquid form

slowly sipping the hot soup

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drinking
• gulping
• quaffing
• swigging
• supping
• slurping
• swilling
• imbibing
• licking
• guzzling
• sucking
• hoisting
• tossing (down or off)
• pounding (down)
• belting (down)
• slugging (down)
• knocking back
• consuming
• lapping
• downing
• tippling
• toasting
• mouthing (down)
• wining
• putting away
• killing
• ingurgitating
• nipping
• pledging

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sipping

During my stay some visitors curled up on the couches against the evening desert chill, sipping hot drinks spiked with Amarula, a South African liqueur, surrounded by flickering candles. — Samantha Falewée, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026

Barrington and Henrot soon joined a crowd snacking on salmon blini and caviar and sipping endless flutes of Champagne. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026

If all goes according to plan, Meridian customers will be sipping cocktails at the new lounge a few months from now. — Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 20 Oct. 2026

That's because the path is now clear on all drinking, sipping, chugging and shotgunning beverages in the NFL. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2026

By the third inning, the children were taking a break from the heat, sipping on water, juice and soda to hydrate. — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

To a novice taster, sipping out of a plastic Mets carafe, the wine smelled like dry grass and very ripe blackberries. — Arthur Holland Michel, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026

At a San Jose coffee and matcha rave, attendees danced to DJ sets while sipping coffee and matcha rather than heading to a traditional nightclub. — Ashley Lynch, Charlotte Observer, 21 Sep. 2026

East Bay Times reported attendees sipping matcha lattes while dancing and socializing at a daytime San Jose event. — Ashley Lynch, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026