sip
verb (used with object)
to drink (a liquid) a little at a time; take small tastes of.
has sipped
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present perfectof sip (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He has sipped tea in a garden with President Emmanuel Macron of France, treating him to a performance of an ancient Chinese zither.
From New York Times ● Apr. 20, 2023
He noted that his Chevy Volt has sipped only 80 gallons of gas to go 38,000 miles, relying mainly on electric batteries.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 3, 2019
For here the sunset lingers till the stars, though from the valley’s goblet evening has sipped the waning sunlight like a clear amber wine.
From Minstrel Weather by Marian Storm
"When the husband has sipped the natural beauty of the wife, he sees it no longer, but sees her spiritual beauty; and from this he re-loves, and recalls the natural beauty, but under another aspect."
From The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love by Emanuel Swedenborg
