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slurp
[slurp]
verb (used with object)
to ingest (food or drink) with loud sucking noises.
He slurped his coffee.
verb (used without object)
to make loud sucking noises while eating or drinking.
to slurp when eating soup.
noun
an intake of food or drink with a noisy sucking sound.
He finished his milk in about three slurps.
any lapping or splashing sound.
the slurp of the waves against the hull.
slurp
/ ɜː /
verb
to eat or drink (something) noisily
noun
a sound produced in this way
Word History and Origins
Origin of slurp1
Word History and Origins
Origin of slurp1
Example Sentences
Culex mosquitoes typically target birds rather than humans, and tend to be satisfied with one slurp of blood, making them comparatively less annoying than Aedes mosquitoes.
The King pulled his pint before Mr Mills asked him if he was "going to have a slurp of that".
The fish can withstand extreme temperature and salinity changes, and can even slurp air from the water surface if the conditions force them to.
Soup Drops “will have soup fans feeling like they just slurped a spoonful of Progresso’s iconic Chicken Noodle Soup that they know and love,” the brand explained.
I had to look as though I was enjoying watching Father Christmas giving gifts to the children of some of the players and the wife of one of the staff slurping back oysters.
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