Synonyms of slurping

slurping

verb

present participle of slurp

as in sipping

to swallow in liquid form

the child slurped the milk from his bowl when he had eaten all the cereal

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of slurping

Their father devoured his meal, slurping up soup with his right hand and swallowing bread spread with miso paste with his left. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

If you’re hunched over a bowl of mac and cheese, slurping a leftover McFlurry? — Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 1 May 2026

Aside from the Mango Pineapple Refresher, which we were encouraged to drink with a straw to be able to suck up the boba balls, the lids offered a new way to enjoy a McDonald's beverage after growing up with pushing a straw down a plastic lid and slurping it up past the ice. — Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026

Everyone else just seems happy to be invited, to have a great time in the countryside, slurping up Champagne and trying not to get kidnapped by a gorilla. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026

Just off the reception, Japanese and international creatives in preppy suits hunch over MacBooks slurping strawberry matcha lattes with Tokyo’s skyline forming their Zoom backdrop. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2026

On the other side of North America, hooded seal pups found off the Davis Strait, the coasts of Labrador and Newfoundland, and the Gulf of St Lawrence have been recorded slurping up sea water as well as snow. — Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 18 Mar. 2026

At each place setting, offer chopsticks and a fork, plus an Asian soup spoon for slurping the broth. — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 20 Feb. 2026

As soon as our interview ended, the seven idols disappeared to change outfits for an evening rehearsal, and returned minutes later, slurping down steaming cups of ramyeon. — Rebecca Cairns, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026