sip
[ sip ]
/ sɪp /
verb (used with object), sipped, sip·ping.
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), sipped, sip·ping.
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.
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Origin of sip
1350–1400; Middle English sippen (v.), akin to Low German sippen to sip
synonym study for sip
1. See drink.
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British Dictionary definitions for sipping
sip
/ (sɪp) /
verb sips, sipping or sipped
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
Derived forms of sip
sipper, nounWord Origin for sip
C14: probably from Low German sippen
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