as in to drink
to swallow in liquid form
slowly sipping the hot soup
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Recent Examples of sip
Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2026
Despite rainy March weather outside, the inside of their matcha cafe was buzzing with dozens of customers happily sipping on light green lattes.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 31 Mar. 2026
Bulleit Frontier Whiskey is stepping into new territory with a limited-release bourbon designed for those who appreciate depth, richness, and a little smoke in every sip.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Everyone sipped, meditated, reset — and then CA7RIEL and Paco tore the cover off the chill and delivered a high-octane performance that will not soon be forgotten.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2026
Despite rainy March weather outside, the inside of their matcha cafe was buzzing with dozens of customers happily sipping on light green lattes.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
Cornfield draws out those stories like a raconteur teasing information between sips of bourbon.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 31 Mar. 2026
Bulleit Frontier Whiskey is stepping into new territory with a limited-release bourbon designed for those who appreciate depth, richness, and a little smoke in every sip.
—Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sip
Verb
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One night, at a house party, John and I ended up in the back yard, drinking beer.—
Jeffrey Eugenides,
New Yorker,
4 Apr. 2026
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Younger consumers are drinking more deliberately, agreed Caroline Begley, vice president of marketing for Pernod Ricard USA in New York City.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But in 2019, the group started to tighten the energy efficiency standard in gulps.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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Iraqis breathed a few gulps of freedom before secular warfare between Sunni and Shia militias began tearing the country apart.—
Nolan Finley,
Twin Cities,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Mouth sores Eat soft foods that are easy to chew and swallow.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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Cliff swallows traditionally built their nests on vertical cliff faces.—
Kurt Snibbe,
Oc Register,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Sip.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sip. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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