slurp

[slurp]

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verb (used with object)

to ingest (food or drink) with loud sucking noises: He slurped his coffee.

verb (used without object)

to make loud sucking noises while eating or drinking: to slurp when eating soup.

noun

an intake of food or drink with a noisy sucking sound: He finished his milk in about three slurps.

any lapping or splashing sound: the slurp of the waves against the hull.

Origin of slurp

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

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Related Words for slurp

inhale, absorb, drink, ingest, gulp, devour, gobble, eat, consume, sip, drain, guzzle, suck, quaff, slurp, swill, imbibe, toss, swig, drop

Examples from the Web for slurp

Contemporary Examples of slurp

You can sit at the counter, slurp a superb milk shake, and watch the action.
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He took a slurp and turned towards me on the bench, holding my eyes with his.
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January 21, 2014
It took me just two bites to crunch and pop and slurp and swallow the whole thing, and I was crying as I did so.
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Would he be able to nibble on foie gras, slurp fettuccine Alfredo, and sample chocolate mousse without putting on weight again?
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British Dictionary definitions for slurp

slurp

verb

to eat or drink (something) noisily

noun

a sound produced in this way

Word Origin for slurp

C17: from Middle Dutch slorpen to sip; related to German schlürfen

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Word Origin and History for slurp

1640s, from Dutch slurpen, perhaps of imitative origin (cf. German schlurfen). Related: Slurped; slurping. The noun is first recorded 1949, from the verb.