as in to drink
to swallow in liquid form
slowly sipping the hot soup
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Recent Examples of sip
Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
Is whiskey a man’s spirit, while women are only allowed to sip cosmopolitans?
—Jessi Roti, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 May 2025
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 7 May 2025
In March, Starbucks rolled out its new Iced Cherry Chai, a sweet and spiced sip for spring.
—Erin Clements, People.com, 6 May 2025
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Verb
Families and groups of friends will enjoy congregating on the lawn to play games, while adults flock to the upstairs tiki bar to sip something tropical and watch the sun dip into the horizon.
—Angela Caraway-Carlton, Miami Herald, 20 May 2025
Is whiskey a man’s spirit, while women are only allowed to sip cosmopolitans?
—Jessi Roti, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 May 2025
Noun
She's let fans in on her gender reveal, sonogram appointments, and partying without taking a sip of rosé.
—Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 7 May 2025
In March, Starbucks rolled out its new Iced Cherry Chai, a sweet and spiced sip for spring.
—Erin Clements, People.com, 6 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sip
Verb
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This advisory is in effect until Friday at 9 p.m. NWS Heat Wave Safety Advice: Protect yourself with these recommendations Stay hydrated: Keep yourself well-hydrated by drinking plenty of fluids.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
28 May 2025
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The event will include food, drink, a concert and more.—
La Jolla Light,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2025
Verb
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The young woman gulps it down, not realizing it is laced with a sedative.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
20 May 2025
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Some daredevils will let tarpon, which can grow up to 8 feet long, gulp their hands to the wrist for a great video moment, but Robbie’s visitors on a relatively quiet day in March were dangling fish through holes in a net, seemingly reluctant to participate in any unnerving limb gulping.—
Marnie Hunter,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2025
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Arthur asks whether this is an African or a European swallow.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2025
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Last year a swallow built a nest on the rocks above our front door.—
Joan Morris,
Mercury News,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Sip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sip. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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