as in to sip
to swallow in liquid form
the child slurped the milk from his bowl when he had eaten all the cereal
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Recent Examples of slurp
But most of these crooked staties just keep slurping at the trough, forever.
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
Open for breakfast and lunch 365 days a year, the nostalgic spot has been griddling melts and filling prescriptions while patrons slurp milkshakes and shoot the breeze at the 82-seat classic soda fountain for as long as most locals can remember.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2025
Some other good tips for dining out: Do slurp noodles like ramen, eat nice sushi with your hands, and neatly fold up the oshibori hand towel after use.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2025
Pro Tip: Loudly slurping your soba noodles or ramen is, surprisingly enough, socially acceptable.
—Michelle Gross, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025
Open for breakfast and lunch 365 days a year, the nostalgic spot has been griddling melts and filling prescriptions while patrons slurp milkshakes and shoot the breeze at the 82-seat classic soda fountain for as long as most locals can remember.
—Skye Sherman, Southern Living, 11 Aug. 2025
Some other good tips for dining out: Do slurp noodles like ramen, eat nice sushi with your hands, and neatly fold up the oshibori hand towel after use.
—Jessica Kozuka, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2025
Pro Tip: Loudly slurping your soba noodles or ramen is, surprisingly enough, socially acceptable.
—Michelle Gross, Forbes.com, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for slurp
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slurp
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So pack that sunscreen, toss a floppy hat into your weekend bag, and get ready to sip fruity drinks with tiny umbrellas.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Sep. 2025
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Regardless, the judges sipped this one in the blind.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 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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Anyone who’s drinking hot pumpkin spice lattes in a chunky sweater may need to rein it in for a little while.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
11 Sep. 2025
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Delicious now, this will drink well for the next 4-6 years.—
Tom Hyland,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Slurp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slurp. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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