to slurp
22
4.8
- verb
- /slɜrp/
:
sorber
- He loves to slurp his noodles loudly at the dinner table.
And so I've been slurping down honey based yog.
- And so I've been slurping down honey based yog.
- I hate sardines and I don't want to slurp down a bunch of cod fat.
- Just crack it, crack it, drop some Tabasco on it and slurp it down.
- Well, finally it's freezing outside, which means it's officially noodle slurping season and we've got some food news.
- My mum always tell always tells me when I'm when I'm drinking coffee I shouldn't slurp.
- Common triggers include chewing, slurping, heavy breathing, often leading to anger or anxiety.
- It's that first sip and you just, I would say, having known you for very long, you don't slip as much as you slurp.
Examples
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Reuben eats his egg stew by lifting the metal bowl to his face and slurping reverently.
Fiction book (1996) -
I just like to sit here and just slurp my soup.
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Would you two please stop slurping?
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So, you're just gonna sit there and slurp your soda?
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The little twins slurped down hot corn soup and asked for seconds.
Fiction book (1993) -
She slurps her soup.
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However, when Allie eats pasta, she slurps her noodles so loudly that people from other tables look.
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The men on the stoop stretched back on their elbows and slurped their malt liquor thoughtfully.
Fiction book (1999) -
When she drank her smoothie, she could be heard slurping it through the straw.
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The kids slurped their chocolate milk happily during the party.
Synonyms
31
5.0
To drink something quickly in large gulps
16
5.8
To drink a lot very quickly
16
2.6
To eat food quickly and noisily without chewing properly
9
7.7
To drink or eat something very quickly, often without pausing
6
3.1
To eat or drink something quickly without stopping
1
9.9
To take small amounts of liquid or soft food into the mouth slowly
To eat or drink noisily over and over
Antonyms
How Noisy
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word slurp comes from the loud sucking sound people make when they drink, much like a noisy 'sip'. So slurp means 'to eat or drink with a loud sucking noise'.