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
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Meadowlark and I sit together in easy silence for a few more moments, sipping our cider, before she asks me another question.
From Literature
Each and every almond mazapán that Mother shaped into a beautiful half-moon has been eaten, and the warm drinks have all been sipped.
From Literature
Jackson motioned to Coal to take a sip of water.
From Literature
On Thursday evening, Mixue customers stood outside — the shop does not offer seating — eating soft serve and sipping on boba milk tea and the store’s signature grape drink with taro balls.
From Los Angeles Times
Guests sipped on water and wine, though some were irked by the delay given their tight schedules and ritzy dinners that awaited them.
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