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sip
1[sip]
verb (used with object)
to drink (a liquid) a little at a time; take small tastes of.
He sipped the hot tea noisily.
to drink from a little at a time.
The bird sipped the flower.
to take in; absorb.
to sip knowledge at its source.
verb (used without object)
to drink by sips.
noun
an instance of sipping; a small taste of a liquid.
One sip told me that the milk was sour.
a small quantity taken by sipping.
Take just a sip, not a gulp or a swallow.
SIP
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sip
/ sɪp /
verb
to drink (a liquid) by taking small mouthfuls; drink gingerly or delicately
noun
a small quantity of a liquid taken into the mouth and swallowed
an act of sipping
Other Word Forms
- sipper noun
- sippingly adverb
- unsipped adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of sip1
Word History and Origins
Origin of sip1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
"I don't want to be cremated, I want to be buried like this and have my little bones taken out," she says as her daughter runs around the graveyard and her father-in-law sips a beer.
She posts videos sharing about her anxiety and medication with more than 5,700 followers while dancing, putting on makeup and sipping Starbucks.
Jamie Dimon was sitting on the 13th floor of his new headquarters on a Monday morning, sipping a Guinness and looking out at the Manhattan skyline.
When Laura Seymour sips coffee on her porch in rural Vermont this time of year, she’s treated to rolling hills of red, orange and yellow.
Lifelong Sonoma resident John Balletto was raised by an Italian immigrant family who farmed fruits and vegetables and gave him his first sip of wine at age 8.
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