slurp

SaySLURPUS/slɝp/UK/slɜːp/

Verbslurps, slurping, slurped

Noun pluralslurps

4 meanings of slurp

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1
verbtransitive
To eat or drink something in a loud, sucking way.
Like the loud sucking sound a straw makes at the bottom of an empty cup.
She slurps her milkshake through a thick straw.
Please don't slurp your tea so loudly.
2
nouncountable
A loud sucking sound, often made while eating or drinking.
He finished his drink with a loud slurp.
The baby's slurp made everyone at the table laugh.
Similargurgle, suck
3
verbintransitive
To make a loud sucking sound, like a straw or wet boots.
His straw slurped at the bottom of the empty cup.
Our shoes slurp in the deep mud after the rain.
Similargurgle, squelch, suck
4
nouncountable
A small amount of liquid taken into the mouth in one suck.
He took one big slurp of his drink and smiled.
Can I have a slurp of your milkshake?
Similarmouthful, sip, gulp, swig

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Origin

From Middle Dutch slurpen, meaning 'to sip or slurp.' It may go back to an old root meaning 'to sip or gulp,' and is often seen as an imitation of the sound.