# slurp

Pronunciation: say "SLURP" US /slɝp/, UK /slɜːp/

## Verb

1. To eat or drink something noisily, with an audible sucking sound.
   - Simple: To eat or drink something in a loud, sucking way.
   - _He slurped his coffee between sentences during the meeting._
   - _Children often slurp their soup without realizing how loud it is._
3. To make a noisy sucking sound, as water going down a drain does.
   - Simple: To make a loud sucking sound, like a straw or wet boots.
   - _The drain slurped noisily as the last of the bathwater swirled away._
   - _Thick boots slurp loudly across the marsh with every step._

## Noun

2. A loud noise caused by sucking, often heard when someone eats or drinks.
   - Simple: A loud sucking sound, often made while eating or drinking.
   - _Each slurp from his straw drew annoyed glances across the cafe._
   - _The chef took the loud slurp as a compliment from his guests._
4. A mouthful of liquid sucked up at once.
   - Simple: A small amount of liquid taken into the mouth in one suck.
   - _A single slurp of the broth told her it needed more salt._
   - _He stole a slurp from her soda while she wasn't looking._

## Origin

From Middle Dutch slurpen, slorpen ('to sip, slurp'), going back through Old Dutch and Proto-West Germanic *slurp-, perhaps ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European root *srebʰ- ('to sip, gulp'). It is related to German schlürfen and Swedish slurpa, and in modern writing it is often treated as onomatopoeic.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/slurp (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).