sip [ sip ] SHOW IPA
/ sɪp / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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.
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
OTHER WORDS FROM sip sip·ping·ly, adverb un·sipped, adjective
Other definitions for sip (2 of 2)
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How to use sip in a sentence The subtle bitterness appears on the finish, and refreshes and primes your palate for the next sip .
Individually, we use technology to optimize our sleep, our steps, and the sip s of water we take every day.
Take a sip of lemonade and you taste an explosion of flavor.
Keep a nice big glass of water within reach while you’re soaking, and make sure you take regular sip s—especially if you’re enjoying a glass of wine in the tub, because alcohol can further dry you out.
You can also mix and match with other tastes to make unique sip s.
He speaks while sip ping a soda in the restaurant of the Residence Victoria in downtown Kisangani.
She was amazed by how well the artist had captured the moment, and so were her friends sip ping on beers in paper bags.
But while McCartney was sip ping a brandy, Lennon snuck up behind the future Sir Paul and clocked him on the back of the head.
Sarah Palin, sip ping from one at her 2013 CPAC speech, and sugar became something that real conservatives embraced.
I remember how out of place I felt, sip ping my drink alone on the couch while the getting-ready activities swirled around me.
She led Isabel over to Mrs. Kaye, who sat alone on a small sofa, sip ping her coffee and absently puffing at a cigarette.
Augustus Theodore Brammel heard of the stoppage whilst he was at breakfast, sip ping chocolate; and greatly he rejoiced thereat.
She considered it now as she sat alone, sip ping the Turkish coffee that Hassan had carried out to her, and smoking her cigarette.
Even the silent, bland-faced Martians stopped sip ping their wine-syrup and nodded their dark heads in time with the rhythm.
Two young men were there now, sip ping their beer, or whatever it was, and exchanging compliments with Miss Panken.
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British Dictionary definitions for sip
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 , noun Word Origin for sip C14: probably from Low German sippen
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