sip
1 Americanverb (used with object)
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to drink (a liquid) a little at a time; take small tastes of.
He sipped the hot tea noisily.
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to drink from a little at a time.
The bird sipped the flower.
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to take in; absorb.
to sip knowledge at its source.
verb (used without object)
noun
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an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid.
One sip told me that the milk was sour.
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a small quantity taken by sipping.
Take just a sip, not a gulp or a swallow.
verb
noun
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a small quantity of a liquid taken into the mouth and swallowed
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an act of sipping
Related Words
See drink.
Other Word Forms
- sipper noun
- sippingly adverb
- unsipped adjective
Etymology
Origin of sip
1350–1400; Middle English sippen (v.), akin to Low German sippen to sip
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
"I flagged the waiter and said, 'I don't mind a bit of salt in my margarita but I'm sipping this, and it feels like my blood pressure is going up."
From BBC
Two years ago, this figure would have been dismissed as American fantasy, probably by people sipping wine at Davos.
From MarketWatch
On the day after Christmas, Caldeira drives past Santas and reindeer that have already begun to deflate as he listens to audio books and sips his berry energy drink.
After I took a sip with a spoon, she said, “See, it’s not bad.”
His favorite aspect of the challenge—besides the community—is the chance to sample exotic, higher-end cocktails, wines and beers that are best sipped and savored.
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