sip

pronunciation

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  • Noun:
    a small drink
  • 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.).

Synonym

vi.

taste drink

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 .

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