slurp
verb (used with object)
to ingest (food or drink) with loud sucking noises.
have been slurping
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present perfect progressiveof slurp.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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For decades, ranches and farms have been slurping the Shasta and Scott down to small fractions of their natural flows in dry years.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 17, 2023
