as in drank
to swallow in liquid form
slowly sipping the hot soup
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Recent Examples of sipped
The duo, with Char Defrancesco and Nick Newbold in tow, were met in the first-floor salon by the sound of a ghost piano as a model sipped from an oversize teacup.
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Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Regardless, the judges sipped this one in the blind.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
In the TikTok, guests sipped on San Pellegrino waters with lemon and lime wedges, adding a bright, refreshing touch.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2025
Those who attended the seminar sipped wines from Chateau Chantal, Mawby wineries.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Guests feasted on pizza, pasta, and gelato, and sipped on Aperol spritzes and Lambrusco from local winery Tomato Wheels, before leaving with a bottle of Rao's tomato sauce.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
As a duo called the Bach and Beethoven Experience took the stage, Monica Haxel sipped a drink with a friend.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Regardless, the judges sipped this one in the blind.
—Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
In the TikTok, guests sipped on San Pellegrino waters with lemon and lime wedges, adding a bright, refreshing touch.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2025
Those who attended the seminar sipped wines from Chateau Chantal, Mawby wineries.
—Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Guests feasted on pizza, pasta, and gelato, and sipped on Aperol spritzes and Lambrusco from local winery Tomato Wheels, before leaving with a bottle of Rao's tomato sauce.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 24 Aug. 2025
As a duo called the Bach and Beethoven Experience took the stage, Monica Haxel sipped a drink with a friend.
—Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sipped
drank
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There was another meeting at Perry’s home in 2021, during which Dixon said the producer again drank too much and allegedly groped Dixon during a good-night hug, according to The Hollywood Reporter.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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People who work outside drank more sugary drinks than those who work inside, and the same went for families where the head of the household was less educated.—
Seth Borenstein,
Fortune,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Sipped.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sipped. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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