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
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.
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Zoë Weiner, Glamour, 25 Feb. 2025
Miami-Dade County wants the utility to expand its effort, which so far has consisted of slurping up the dense, salty water with a dozen wells and pumping fresher, less salty water underground to the west of the plume to push it back east.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
Every minuscule action after waking means slurping up resources, expelling waste, destroying habitat.
—Lauren Christensen, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025
Pro tip: Order by Feb. 12 to receive a video of the bears slurping up their snacks.
—Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
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Zoë Weiner, Glamour, 25 Feb. 2025
Miami-Dade County wants the utility to expand its effort, which so far has consisted of slurping up the dense, salty water with a dozen wells and pumping fresher, less salty water underground to the west of the plume to push it back east.
—Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
Every minuscule action after waking means slurping up resources, expelling waste, destroying habitat.
—Lauren Christensen, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2025
Pro tip: Order by Feb. 12 to receive a video of the bears slurping up their snacks.
—Alissa Widman Neese, Axios, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slurp
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The beer garden and front patio are both excellent places to soak up the sunny weather and sip a cold one. 3keysbrewing.com; 2505 Manatee Ave.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
21 Mar. 2025
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Once inside the dining hall, Middleton paid for the soldiers’ drinks and was even spotted sipping a half-pint of Guinness — the unit’s go-to drink — herself, People reported.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
18 Mar. 2025
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Slurp your bev up like a straw or tip the bottle back to gulp it down.—
Louryn Strampe,
WIRED,
22 Mar. 2025
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That would have been like the Celtics willingly trading, gulp, Paul Pierce to the Heat at one point.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Mar. 2025
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Tonya drinks too much and is blacked out most of the time.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
30 Mar. 2025
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Currently, more than 200 million Americans, or about 75% of the population, drink fluoridated water.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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“Slurp.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slurp. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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