slurp

American  

[slurp] / slɜrp /

verb (used with object)

1. to ingest (food or drink) with loud sucking noises.

   He slurped his coffee.

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verb (used without object)

1. to make loud sucking noises while eating or drinking.

   to slurp when eating soup.

noun

1. an intake of food or drink with a noisy sucking sound.

   He finished his milk in about three slurps.

2. any lapping or splashing sound.

   the slurp of the waves against the hull.

slurp British  

/ slɜːp /

verb

1. to eat or drink (something) noisily

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noun

1. a sound produced in this way

Etymology

Origin of slurp

First recorded in 1640–50, slurp is from the Dutch word slurpen (v.)

Example Sentences

He stays gruff, of course, but you sense that Ray is as manacled by his authoritarian role as Colin literally is in his hungry, slurping devotion to his master.

From Los Angeles Times

When it found the milk it plunged its head into the bowl and began slurping.

From Literature

“I know it’s not,” the social worker said, pausing to slurp his tea.

From Literature

“When they are ready, I like to think of them as mini-fiber-bobas when I slurp them through a straw,” Rajendran says.

From Salon

For the 23-year-old Christmas can be a particularly difficult time as the sounds of other people, chewing, slurping and sniffling make her feel extremely uncomfortable.

From BBC

Related Words

• absorb
• devour
• drink
• eat
• gobble
• gulp
• ingest
• inhale
• wash down