slurp
verb (used with object)
to ingest (food or drink) with loud sucking noises.
were slurping
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past progressiveof slurp.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Across 6th Street, only a few people were slurping the signature pork neck soup at Yangji Gamjatang.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2022
They were slurping soups with helmets clasped to their backpacks.
From New York Times ● Nov. 27, 2019
One hot evening this July, Perabo and I were slurping down cold drinks in the lobby bar of the W Hotel in D.C. when the general manager stopped by her banquette.
From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2019
All the trolls were slurping it down like it was honey, but that made it even less appetizing.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
The twins were slurping the last of the syrup from their bowls when Henry’s spoon began to clink against his dish.
From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez
