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slurping

verb

present participle of slurp

as in sipping

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 slurping Load up each bowl with a few good ladles, slurping every drop with an assist from crusty bread or warm rice. — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 13 Oct. 2026 The man accepted defeat and slunk off, slurping, toward the Boulevard du Temple. — Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026 Their father devoured his meal, slurping up soup with his right hand and swallowing bread spread with miso paste with his left. — Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026 If you’re hunched over a bowl of mac and cheese, slurping a leftover McFlurry? — Erik Pedersen, Oc Register, 1 May 2026 Aside from the Mango Pineapple Refresher, which we were encouraged to drink with a straw to be able to suck up the boba balls, the lids offered a new way to enjoy a McDonald's beverage after growing up with pushing a straw down a plastic lid and slurping it up past the ice. — Stacy Lambe, PEOPLE, 28 Apr. 2026 Everyone else just seems happy to be invited, to have a great time in the countryside, slurping up Champagne and trying not to get kidnapped by a gorilla. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026 Just off the reception, Japanese and international creatives in preppy suits hunch over MacBooks slurping strawberry matcha lattes with Tokyo’s skyline forming their Zoom backdrop. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Mar. 2026 On the other side of North America, hooded seal pups found off the Davis Strait, the coasts of Labrador and Newfoundland, and the Gulf of St Lawrence have been recorded slurping up sea water as well as snow. — Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 18 Mar. 2026

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In the spring summer, the space extends to a patio outside, called Dehors, perfect for sipping on Campari spritzes and watching the bustle of Milan go by.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026
That's because the path is now clear on all drinking, sipping, chugging and shotgunning beverages in the NFL.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2026

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