slurping
present participle ofslurp
slurp
verb
uk/slɜːp/us/slɝːp/[IorT]informal
todrinkaliquidnoisilyas aresultofsuckingairinto themouthat the sametimeas theliquid:
Try not to slurp.
Iwishyou wouldn't slurpyoursouplike that.
He slurpeddownhiscoffee.
to drink
- drinkWhat would you like to drink?
- haveI don't let the children have sweet fizzy drinks.
- sipShe sipped the tea carefully because it was hot.
- swigHe was swigging milk from the bottle.
- gulp (down)Stop gulping your water!
- slurpThe children were eating pizza and slurping lemonade.
[I]UKinformal
When athickliquidslurps, it makesloudnoises:
Thelavaslurped andbubbleddown themountainside.
- Today, he wouldpaintadultssippinglattesin abookstoreratherthankidsslurpingmilkshakesat asodafountain.
- Thethoughtof slurping araweggmakes mesick.
Drinking
- consume
- drink
- drink(something)up
- drinker
- drinking
- drinking fountain
- drinking water
- drunk
- mainline
- non-consuming
- non-consumption
- overindulge
- overindulgence
- overindulgent
- quench
- sip
- skol
- slurp
- sup
- swig
Examplesofslurping
slurping
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
She is irritated by his childish mannerisms, such asslurpingmilk from his breakfast cereal.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This aversion also derives from the loudslurpingsound one makes when eating it, which was considered to be un-ladylike.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He finds the rabbit where it fell, but then sees a strange shape, makingslurpingnoises, behind the hamper.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Makingslurpingsounds while eating noodles is giving compliment to the person who cook for you.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.A standard coffee cupping procedure involves deeply sniffing the coffee, then loudlyslurpingthe coffee so it spreads to the back of the tongue.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Slurpingwhile eating noodles and soup is generally acceptable, is not uncommon to chew with mouths open.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Reportedly there are certain spots where one can even clearly hear theslurpingnoise made by the sinking water.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The way the locals do is not to stir avoiding average sweetness, drink while it is hot preferably with someslurpingnoise as well.
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