sip
pronunciation
How to pronounce sip in British English: UK [sɪp]
How to pronounce sip in American English: US [sɪp]
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- Noun:
- a small drink
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- Verb:
- drink in sips
Word Origin
- sip (v.)
- late 14c., of uncertain origin, perhaps from a source related to Low German sippen "to sip," or from Old English sypian "absorb, drink in," related to supan "to take into the mouth a little at a time" (see sup (v.2)). Related: Sipped; sipping.
- sip (n.)
- c. 1500, from sip (v.).
Example
- 1. And maybe sneak a sip in the process .
- 2. I could just sip on the soup all night .
- 3. Bite or sip anything and consider : do you like it ?
- 4. Just slowly sip a glass of flat coke and it should help to alleviate nausea .
- 5. But back to the bite or sip .