to sup

Examples

• All

• Supping on my morning coffee.

  Blog text (32)

• We talked quietly in the dark, supping on cold dried fish and bread.

  Fiction book (1993)

• In the Tasting Room, supping on the choicest cheeses.

  The Boxtrolls (2014)

• Veasey walked around, supping from his cup and looking at the place, trudging uphill and down.

  Fiction book (1997)

• I'd be supping fresh-ground, fresh-brewed Turkish coffee at a resort somewhere rather than instant coffee out of a jar.

  Blog text (32)

• The children happily sat at the table, suping their soup one spoonful at a time.

• During the winter storm, she felt comforted while supping a warm cup of cocoa by the fire.

Synonyms

D

to drink

vsto sup

∞ 1.0

To put liquid into the mouth and swallow it

takes small amounts or soft food slowly with a spoon

S

to slurp

vsto sup

22 4.8

To eat or drink something with a loud sucking noise

takes small amounts quietly, often using a spoon

Antonyms

G

to gulp

26 2.9

Swallow a drink quickly, often because you feel nervous or thirsty

How Much

to guzzle

• Informal

16 5.8

to chug

• Informal

31 5.0

to gulp

26 2.9

to drink

∞ 1.0

to sup

• Archaic

1 9.9

to sip

127 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology