slurp

[ slurp ]

verb (used with object)

1. to ingest (food or drink) with loud sucking noises:

   He slurped his coffee.

verb (used without object)

1. to make loud sucking noises while eating or drinking:

   to slurp when eating soup.

noun

1. an intake of food or drink with a noisy sucking sound:

   He finished his milk in about three slurps.

2. any lapping or splashing sound:

   the slurp of the waves against the hull.

slurp

/ slɜːp /

verb

1. to eat or drink (something) noisily

noun

1. a sound produced in this way

Word History and Origins

Origin of slurp¹

First recorded in 1640–50, slurp is from the Dutch word slurpen (v.)

Word History and Origins

Origin of slurp¹

C17: from Middle Dutch slorpen to sip; related to German schlürfen

Example Sentences

For some reason, the worms were much less skittish than they were in 2009 and, using a five-chambered vacuum canister device on Alvin that Strickrott calls the "slurp gun," they carefully collected several specimens as well as images and video -- enough to formally describe what proved to be a new species.

From Science Daily

Like our babies, maggots can’t chew, so they vomit digestive enzymes onto the wound, dissolving the now-loosened tissue into a tasty slurry, which they can slurp up.

From Slate

The scene sees Keoghan's character Oliver slurp used bathwater containing the sperm of his friend Felix, played by Jacob Elordi.

From BBC

At the very least, can you please just hit the brakes on the nightmarish pursuit of a future where space exploration is relegated solely to private companies who vampirically slurp up publicly-funded scientific research?

From Salon

From the caddisflies that feed on their carcasses and in turn feed juvenile salmon, to the seals, sea lions and endangered orcas that slurp up the fish as they head to freshwater, they’re a keystone species, and a good measure of overall ecosystem health.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

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• drink
• eat
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