slurped; slurping; slurps
: to make a sucking noise while eating or drinking
: to eat or drink noisily or with a sucking sound
slurp
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Examples of slurp in a Sentence
He always slurps his soup.
the child slurped the milk from his bowl when he had eaten all the cereal
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Those fired were not hidebound deep state bureaucrats merely slurping from the federal trough.
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Southern California News Group Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2025
Still, slurping down a few oysters now and again doesn’t hurt—and this briny snack may even help your body naturally fend off invaders for other reasons, the researchers say.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025
The clip, shared in a joint Instagram post by Stewart and MAC on Tuesday, Jan. 28, begins with the businesswoman slurping a strawberry.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
The fish can withstand extreme temperature and salinity changes, and can even slurp air from the water surface if the conditions force them to.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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Southern California News Group Editorial Board, Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2025
Still, slurping down a few oysters now and again doesn’t hurt—and this briny snack may even help your body naturally fend off invaders for other reasons, the researchers say.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025
The clip, shared in a joint Instagram post by Stewart and MAC on Tuesday, Jan. 28, begins with the businesswoman slurping a strawberry.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 29 Jan. 2025
The fish can withstand extreme temperature and salinity changes, and can even slurp air from the water surface if the conditions force them to.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Slurp.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slurp. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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