as in sipped
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 slurped
One was eating sour cream and shredded cheddar for breakfast until a dog slurped it off her plate.
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Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Wilkie grabbed his shucking knife, popped one open and slurped down the silky meat inside.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
This means that my sons have slurped spaghetti in Rome and ridden camels in Egypt but have never known the juicy joy of a pan chicken dinner on Eglinton Avenue West.
—Heather Greenwood Davis, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026
Wilkie grabbed his shucking knife, popped one open and slurped down the silky meat inside.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025
This means that my sons have slurped spaghetti in Rome and ridden camels in Egypt but have never known the juicy joy of a pan chicken dinner on Eglinton Avenue West.
—Heather Greenwood Davis, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slurped
Verb
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The Yankees assistant hitting coach, promoted to Aaron Boone’s staff over the offseason, sipped on Atelier del Maestro Tequilero Extra Añejo.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Meager meals washed down with cloudy water sipped from moldy cups.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
18 Apr. 2026
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Lehman admitted in earlier testimony the pair drank and did some drugs, including marijuana, earlier that evening.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Participants drank soda and ate cookies while listening to Dropkick Murphys, a Boston punk band that Platner likes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
5 Apr. 2026
Verb
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With the dead and the wounded sprawled around them, the mocambos gulped the wine from the sacramental chalice.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
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As studios gulped down profits, talent below and above the line began to demand adequate shares of the pie.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Slurped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slurped. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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