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slurping

verb

present participle of slurp

as in sipping

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 slurping Their father devoured his meal, slurping up soup with his right hand and swallowing bread spread with miso paste with his left. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 If you’re hunched over a bowl of mac and cheese, slurping a leftover McFlurry? — Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 1 May 2026 Aside from the Mango Pineapple Refresher, which we were encouraged to drink with a straw to be able to suck up the boba balls, the lids offered a new way to enjoy a McDonald's beverage after growing up with pushing a straw down a plastic lid and slurping it up past the ice. — Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026 Everyone else just seems happy to be invited, to have a great time in the countryside, slurping up Champagne and trying not to get kidnapped by a gorilla. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026 Just off the reception, Japanese and international creatives in preppy suits hunch over MacBooks slurping strawberry matcha lattes with Tokyo’s skyline forming their Zoom backdrop. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2026 On the other side of North America, hooded seal pups found off the Davis Strait, the coasts of Labrador and Newfoundland, and the Gulf of St Lawrence have been recorded slurping up sea water as well as snow. — Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 18 Mar. 2026 At each place setting, offer chopsticks and a fork, plus an Asian soup spoon for slurping the broth. — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Martha Stewart, 20 Feb. 2026 As soon as our interview ended, the seven idols disappeared to change outfits for an evening rehearsal, and returned minutes later, slurping down steaming cups of ramyeon. — Rebecca Cairns, CNN Money, 19 Feb. 2026

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Somewhere on a porch in rural Tennessee, the late Dolly Parton may have held up a dainty martini glass, sipping away as the orange sun set behind the Great Smokies.

— Angela George, USA TODAY, 28 Aug. 2026
This quiet, cozy season is ideal for wandering the Gaslight District’s 100-some shops and galleries and sipping through the Petoskey Wine Trail.

— Taryn Shorr-Mckee, Midwest Living, 26 Aug. 2026

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