slurping

present participle of slurp

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of slurping But most of these crooked staties just keep slurping at the trough, forever. Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 13 Aug. 2025 That leaves the women at dinner in New Orleans slurping their turtle soup and trying to have a good time in a group that has more fractures than the first-aid tent at a boulder-throwing tournament. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slurping
Verb
  • It was designed to keep guests on their feet, sipping cocktails and socializing elbow to elbow.
    Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
  • They were filmed sipping away, with surprising comfort considering the unusual setting for a water break.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • There are of course those families who lean hard into the horror movie vibes for decorations, and the college students drinking cheap beer in skimpy costumes.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 24 Sep. 2025
  • In the toasty warmth of the holiday season, these two develop a romance after a night drinking alone in a bar at Christmastime.
    Sarah John, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2025

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