as in to drink
to swallow in liquid form
slowly sipping the hot soup
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Recent Examples of sip
Linda Hervieux, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
Her parents folded down the back seats of their car and slid a mattress in so the children could sip cocoa and admire the lights from their makeshift bed on wheels.
—Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 2 Dec. 2024
Belair had a sip of the energy drink during her entrance at SummerSlam 2022.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Her last memory was sipping a drink in a Paris bar.
—Linda Hervieux, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
Her parents folded down the back seats of their car and slid a mattress in so the children could sip cocoa and admire the lights from their makeshift bed on wheels.
—Francine Kiefer, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Dec. 2024
Noun
What really set this Champagne apart, though, was its bubbles: sharp effervescence on the back of your tongue that gave each sip a perfectly clean finish.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 2 Dec. 2024
Belair had a sip of the energy drink during her entrance at SummerSlam 2022.
—Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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Beyond just my daughter, me, and the occasional friend she’s seen drinking from an Owala, Amazon shoppers love the brand, too.Terri Peters, Parents, 16 Dec. 2024
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The American Heart Association (AHA) advises against the idea of starting to drink alcohol just to try to prevent heart disease.Peter Burke, Fox News, 16 Dec. 2024
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Now revitalized, Madeline confronts Helen, who has also gulped the elixir, and wild smackdowns and realignments follow.Frank Rizzo, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
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With its 33 Raptor engines gulping 40,000 pounds of liquid oxygen and methane fuel per second, the Super Heavy-Starship majestically climbed away to the east over the Gulf of Mexico atop a brilliant plume of white-hot flame and a churning cloud of exhaust.William Harwood, CBS News, 19 Nov. 2024
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Allergic reactions occur when someone touches, swallows, or breathes in an allergen.Daniel More, Health, 24 Oct. 2024
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Tall cottonwood trees and willows enveloped the riverbanks in cool shade and swallows soared among the branches.Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Sip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sip. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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