26984 words

slurp

5 definitions • 9 examples
1
to drink a liquid noisily as a result of sucking air into the mouth at the same time as the liquid:

Examples:

Try not to slurp.
I wish you wouldn't slurp your soup like that.
He slurped down his coffee.
2
When a thick liquid slurps, it makes loud noises:

Examples:

The lava slurped and bubbled down the mountainside.
3
an amount of liquid that you drink noisily:

Examples:

She paused to take a slurp of lemonade.
"I don't have a clue," said Bill between slurps.
4
the sound someone makes when they drink noisily:

Examples:

They wolfed down their food in silence, punctuated only by slurps, grunts, and scraping knives.
All of the tasters have their own distinct slurps.
5
to make sucking noises while eating or drinking:

Examples:

[ T ] I wanted to tell him not to slurp his soup.

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