slurped

verb

past tense of slurp
as in sipped
to swallow in liquid form the child slurped the milk from his bowl when he had eaten all the cereal

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Recent Examples of slurped The spicy tofu is delicious spooned and slurped up in one go, or enjoyed alongside a bowl of rice, cold soba noodles, or a heap of smashed or julienned cucumbers. — Hana Asbrink, Bon Appetit Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026 One was eating sour cream and shredded cheddar for breakfast until a dog slurped it off her plate. — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 12 Jan. 2026 Wilkie grabbed his shucking knife, popped one open and slurped down the silky meat inside. — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2025 This means that my sons have slurped spaghetti in Rome and ridden camels in Egypt but have never known the juicy joy of a pan chicken dinner on Eglinton Avenue West. — Heather Greenwood Davis, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Mar. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slurped
  1. sipped
  2. drank
  3. gulped
Verb
  • White rum can be sipped on its own or used in a cocktail, and there are many different styles from various countries to consider.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2026
  • As evening fell and guests sipped drinks and ate hors d’oeuvres, John Ternus slipped into the Observatory building, an event space embedded into a meadow with a large oval window that looks out toward Apple’s main building.
    — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of sipped
Verb
  • For a few days, the horse fed on the same plants and grass and drank from the rainwater collected in a puddle nearby.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
  • During pre-production, the group drank margaritas in Elassal’s hotel room, went on weekend outings to hockey games, even shared their biggest secrets.
    — CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of drank
Verb
  • That public has continually widened its gullet and gulped.
    — Dan Greene, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
  • Many years had passed since Caity Maple, a Sacramento councilmember, gulped down orange juice.
    — Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 10 May 2026
Definition of gulped

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“Slurped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slurped. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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