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sipping
  • present participle of sip.

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Up top are mellow selections made for sipping soda or soju.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

The best times to encounter them are at dawn or dusk, when most tourists are sleeping or sipping caipirinhas.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

This year, she's enlisted Boy George, who turns up to sing about "all the boys at the bar sipping cool champagne".

From BBC • May 8, 2026

On Instagram, Kidman shared videos of her and Bullock sipping drinks out of mini cauldrons and walking the red carpet arm in arm.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

Mom and Dad were sipping coffee at the table.

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis