as in sips
to swallow in liquid form
the child slurped the milk from his bowl when he had eaten all the cereal
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Group support Wrapped in a fleece jacket, Sarah sips white wine from a stemmed glass.—
Gerald Witt,
AJC.com,
1 Mar. 2026 -
Nasser adds a spoonful to her chia cherry water recipe and sips the fiber-rich drink slowly during the evenings.—
Devinder Bains,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2026
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What's more, while virtually all VTOLs being developed these days are electric, the Janus-1 is powered by a turboshaft engine that gulps n' burns diesel, kerosene or Jet A fuel.—
Ben Coxworth
October 21,
New Atlas,
21 Oct. 2025
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The rig drinks a gallon of diesel every 10 minutes.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
22 Mar. 2026
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Nowadays, locals frequent the restaurant for lunch, dinner and drinks seven days a week.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Slurps.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slurps. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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