as in to sip
to swallow in liquid form
the child slurped the milk from his bowl when he had eaten all the cereal
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Recent Examples of slurp
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Cheesy Lasagna Soup
Pasta-loving families will slurp this cheesy, comforting soup right up.
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Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
Stop slurping your sugar Avoid liquid sugar, Schmidt said.
—Andrea Kane, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
Oysters were once so plentiful in Europe that they were sold on the street, slurped as snacks, and bundled up as holiday presents.
—Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 3 Oct. 2024
The hyaluronic acid slurps water into the skin to instantly—albeit temporarily—plump fine lines and wrinkles, and the retinol boosts the production of collagen to smooth their appearance over time.
—Zoe Weiner, Glamour, 25 Sep. 2024
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Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024
Stop slurping your sugar Avoid liquid sugar, Schmidt said.
—Andrea Kane, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
Oysters were once so plentiful in Europe that they were sold on the street, slurped as snacks, and bundled up as holiday presents.
—Byerik Stokstad, science.org, 3 Oct. 2024
The hyaluronic acid slurps water into the skin to instantly—albeit temporarily—plump fine lines and wrinkles, and the retinol boosts the production of collagen to smooth their appearance over time.
—Zoe Weiner, Glamour, 25 Sep. 2024
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Whether sipping it straight, over ice, or using it as an ingredient in cocktails, here are the 13 best mezcals to buy now.—
Richard Carleton Hacker,
Robb Report,
24 Jan. 2025
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Depending on the studio, you may be encouraged to bring water to sip throughout the practice.—
Cory Martin,
Verywell Health,
23 Jan. 2025
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In a state of unimaginable desperation, Islam and his family would also turn to water, gulping it in desperate attempts to fill their stomachs.—
Daphne Ewing-Chow,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
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But being exposed to an ambient, low-level dose of germs is very different from gulping down a concentrated slug of them.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
TIME,
20 Dec. 2024
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Neighbors called the residents of the apartment where Portillo was found dead problem tenants who were known to drink excessively and act rowdy.—
Ellen Moynihan,
New York Daily News,
16 Jan. 2025
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Angelle’s go-to drink for this month is an Orange Brûlée.—
Patrice J. Williams,
Essence,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Slurp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slurp. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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