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

Plants are green because such wavelengths of light help it keep a consistent vacuum on the electromagnetic energy it slurps from the sun.

From Salon

This drives the mass into the black hole at an even faster rate, strengthening the gravitational pull as the gas is continuously slurped into the black hole's center.

From Salon

While slurping, the insect excretes a substance that weakens the tree's defenses and causes damage that impedes the flow of nutrients between root and crown, he said.

From Science Daily

He took another drink and slurped the remains from his thick mustache.

From Literature

It’s gone in two seconds, with a small slurping noise.

From Literature

Related Words

• absorb
• devour
• drink
• eat
• gobble
• gulp
• ingest
• inhale
• wash down